Sami - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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From Northern Sami Sápmi,[1] from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.
Sami (plural Sami or Samis)
- A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
member of indigenous people of Lapland
- Asturian: lapón (ast) m, lapona (ast) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Danish: same (da) c, lap (da) c, laplænder c
- Dutch: Same (nl) m
- Esperanto: sameo, sameino (female), lapono, laponino (female)
- Faroese: sámi m, lapplendingur m (archaic), lappi m (archaic)
- Finnish: saamelainen (fi)
- French: Sami (fr) m or f
- German: Same (de) m, Samin (de) f
- Greek: Σάμι (el) (Sámi)
- Hungarian: számi (hu), lapp (hu)
- Ido: Lapono (io), Laponiano (io)
- Irish: Laplannach m, Sámach m
- Italian: sami (it) m, lappone (it) m
- Japanese: サーミ人 (Sāmi jin), サーミ (Sāmi)
- Latin: sami m, lappo m
- Lule Sami: sábme
- Macedonian: Ла́понец m (Láponec), Ла́понка f (Láponka)
- Northern Sami: sámi, sápmelaš
- Norwegian:
- Old English: Finn m
- Old Norse: finnr m
- Polish: Lapończyk (pl) m, Laponka (pl) f
- Portuguese: lapão (pt) m, lapónio (pt) m (Portugal), lapônio (pt) m (Brazil), saami (pt) m or f, sami (pt) m
- Russenorsk: filman
- Russian: саа́м (ru) m (saám), саа́мка (ru) f (saámka)
- Slovak: Laponec m, Laponka f, Saam m, Sám m (rare)
- Southern Sami: saemie
- Swedish: same (sv) c, samiska (sv) c (female), lapp (sv) c, lapska (sv) c (female)
- Tagalog: Lapon
- Volapük: Samiyänan
Sami (plural Samis)
any of the languages of the Sami
- Armenian: սաամերեն (hy) (saameren), լոպարերեն (hy) (lopareren)
- Asturian: lapón (ast) m
- Chinese:
- Danish: samisk n
- Dutch: Samisch (nl)
- Esperanto: samea (la samea, la samea lingvo, la sameaj lingvoj), lapona (la lapona, la lapona lingvo, la laponaj lingvoj)
- Estonian: saami (et)
- Faroese: sámiskt n, lapplendskt n, lappiskt n
- Finnish: saame (fi), saamen kieli
- French: same (fr), sami (fr) m, lapon (fr) m
- German: Samisch (de) n, Sami (de) n, Saami (de) n, Lappisch (de) n
- Greek: Σάμι (el) (Sámi)
- Hungarian: számi (hu), lapp (hu)
- Ido: Laponiana (io)
- Ingrian: saami
- Irish: Laplainnis f, Sáimis f
- Italian: sami (it), lappone (it) m
- Japanese: サーミ語 (ja) (Sāmi-go)
- Korean: 사미어 (Sami-eo)
- Lule Sami: sámegiella
- Macedonian: ла́понски m (láponski)
- Northern Sami: sámegiella, sápmi, davvisámegiella (Northern Sami)
- Norwegian:
- Polish: język lapoński
- Portuguese: lapão (pt) m, lapónio (pt) m (Portugal), lapônio (pt) m (Brazil), sami (pt) m
- Russian: са́амский язы́к m (sáamskij jazýk)
- Skolt Sami: sääʹmǩiõll
- Slovak: lapončina f, saamčina f, sámčina f
- Spanish: sami m
- Swedish: samiska (sv)
- Tagalog: Lapon
- West Frisian: Samysk
Sami (not comparable)
- Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.
relating to the Sami people or languages
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Dutch: Samisch (nl)
- Esperanto: samea, lapona
- Estonian: saami (et)
- Finnish: saamelainen (fi)
- French: sami (fr), same (fr), lapon (fr)
- German: samisch (de), lappisch (de)
- Hungarian: számi (hu), lapp (hu)
- Ido: Lapona (io), Laponiana (io)
- Irish: Laplannach, Sámach (people), Laplainnise, Sáimise (language)
- Northern Sami: sámi
- Norwegian:
- Old Norse: finnskr
- Portuguese: sami (pt) m, lapão (pt) m, lapônio (pt) m
- Swedish: samisk (sv), lapsk (sv)
- Tagalog: Lapon
- Volapük: Samiyänik
- West Frisian: Samysk
- Ethnologue entry for Akkala Saami, sia
- Ethnologue entry for Inari Saami, smn
- Ethnologue entry for Kemi Saami, sjk
- Ethnologue entry for Kildin Saami, sjd
- Ethnologue entry for Lule Saami, smj
- Ethnologue entry for North Saami, se
- Ethnologue entry for Pite Saami, sje
- Ethnologue entry for Skolt Saami, sms
- Ethnologue entry for South Saami, sma
- Ethnologue entry for Ter Saami, sjt
- Ethnologue entry for Ume Saami, sju
Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).
Sami
- A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.
male given name
From Samantha.
Sami (plural Samis)
- A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).
Sami (plural Samis)
- Alternative form of swami.
- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Sami”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).
Sami m
- a male given name
Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).
Sami (definite accusative Samini, plural Samilər)
- a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyə
A diminutive of Samuel and Samuli, with formal given name status since the latter half of the 20th century.
Sami
- a male given name
2014, Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, →ISBN, page 46:
Daniel hänen nimensä oli. Tietenkin. Ei hän olisi voinut olla Jani tai Sami. Janit ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä. Samitkin ovat kännykkäkaupassa töissä, mutta esimiesasemassa.
- Daniel was his name. Of course. He couldn't be a Jani or Sami. Janis work at mobile phone shops, and Samis too but as managers.
- Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.
- Sami is the 16th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 26,241 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,453 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Sami m (plural Samis, feminine Samie)
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامی (Sâmî), from Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, “Semitic, Semite”).
Sami
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سامی (Sâmî), from Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).
Sami
- a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiye