Etymology tree
Proto-Samic *sāmē
Northern Sami sápmi
Northern Sami Sápmider.
English Sami
From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). Displaced native Old English Finn (the direct descendant is Finn (“person from Finland”)). More at Sápmi and Sami.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.
sh làpōnskī (relating to the Sami people or languages) · ga Laplainnise (relating to the Sami people or languages) · nn samisk (relating to the Sami people or languages) · io Laponiana (relating to the Sami people or languages) · fr sami (relating to the Sami people or languages) · fy Samysk (relating to the Sami people or languages) · pl lapoński (relating to the Sami people or languages) · nb samisk (relating to the Sami people or languages) · ga Laplannach (relating to the Sami people or languages) · se sámi (relating to the Sami people or languages) · fr same (relating to the Sami people or languages) · de samisch (relating to the Sami people or languages) · ga Sámach (relating to the Sami people or languages) · pt sami (relating to the Sami people or languages) · pt lapão (relating to the Sami people or languages) · eo lapona (relating to the Sami people or languages) · de lappisch (relating to the Sami people or languages) · tl Lapon (relating to the Sami people or languages) · fr lapon (relating to the Sami people or languages) · sv lapsk (relating to the Sami people or languages) · vo Samiyänik (relating to the Sami people or languages) · io Lapona (relating to the Sami people or languages) · sh ла̀по̄нскӣ (relating to the Sami people or languages) · hu számi (relating to the Sami people or languages) · fi saamelainen (relating to the Sami people or languages) · non finnskr (relating to the Sami people or languages) · nl Samisch (relating to the Sami people or languages) · hu lapp (relating to the Sami people or languages) · pt lapônio (relating to the Sami people or languages) · eo samea (relating to the Sami people or languages) · ga Sáimise (relating to the Sami people or languages) · et saami (relating to the Sami people or languages) · sv samisk (relating to the Sami people or languages)
Etymology tree
Proto-Samic *sāmē
Northern Sami sápmi
Northern Sami Sápmider.
English Sami
From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). Displaced native Old English Finn (the direct descendant is Finn (“person from Finland”)). More at Sápmi and Sami.
Meanings
A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
non finnr (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · da lap (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · la lappo (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sh Làpōnka (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · pt saami (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · nl Same (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · fo sámi (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · pt lapónio (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · el Σάμι (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · pt lapônio (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · da laplænder (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · pt sami (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sk Laponka (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · ru саа́мка (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · it sami (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · de Same (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · fo lappi (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · ja サーミ人 (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · nn same (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sv lapp (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · la sami (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sk Saam (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · fr Sami (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · eo laponino (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · it lappone (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · de Samin (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · fi saamelainen (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · pl Lapończyk (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sh Лапо́нац (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · hu számi (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · mk Ла́понка (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · pt lapão (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · cmn 薩米人 /萨米人 (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · eo lapono (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · io Lapono (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sk Laponec (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sma saemie (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · nb same (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · mk Ла́понец (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · ast lapona (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · bg саа́м (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · da same (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · ang Finn (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · se sápmelaš (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · smj sábme (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · crp-rsn filman (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sv same (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sh Lapónac (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · ru саа́м (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · vo Samiyänan (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · eo sameo (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · ga Sámach (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · io Laponiano (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sh Ла̀по̄нка (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sk Sám (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · ga Laplannach (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · pl Laponka (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sv samiska (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · hu lapp (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · ja サーミ (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · ast lapón (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · eo sameino (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · sv lapska (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · fo lapplendingur (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · se sámi (member of indigenous people of Lapland) · tl Lapon (member of indigenous people of Lapland)
Etymology tree
Proto-Samic *sāmē
Northern Sami sápmi
Northern Sami Sápmider.
English Sami
From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). Displaced native Old English Finn (the direct descendant is Finn (“person from Finland”)). More at Sápmi and Sami.
Meanings
The Sami people, collectively.
(countable) Any of the languages of the Sami people.
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Translations (55)
de Saami (any of the languages of the Sami) · fr sami (any of the languages of the Sami) · smj sámegiella (any of the languages of the Sami) · sk sámčina (any of the languages of the Sami) · it lappone (any of the languages of the Sami) · ga Sáimis (any of the languages of the Sami) · ga Laplainnis (any of the languages of the Sami) · ru са́амский язы́к (any of the languages of the Sami) · pt lapônio (any of the languages of the Sami) · se sápmi (any of the languages of the Sami) · fo sámiskt (any of the languages of the Sami) · pt sami (any of the languages of the Sami) · se sámegiella (any of the languages of the Sami) · cmn 薩米語 /萨米语 (any of the languages of the Sami) · sms sääʹmǩiõll (any of the languages of the Sami) · fy Samysk (any of the languages of the Sami) · ast lapón (any of the languages of the Sami) · nb samisk (any of the languages of the Sami) · it sami (any of the languages of the Sami) · sjd са̄мь кӣлл (any of the languages of the Sami) · sk lapončina (any of the languages of the Sami) · fr lapon (any of the languages of the Sami) · mk ла́понски (any of the languages of the Sami) · de Samisch (any of the languages of the Sami) · de Lappisch (any of the languages of the Sami) · sk saamčina (any of the languages of the Sami) · fo lappiskt (any of the languages of the Sami) · da samisk (any of the languages of the Sami) · fr same (any of the languages of the Sami) · nl Samisch (any of the languages of the Sami) · et saami (any of the languages of the Sami) · hy սաամերեն (any of the languages of the Sami) · nn samisk (any of the languages of the Sami) · hu számi (any of the languages of the Sami) · se davvisámegiella (any of the languages of the Sami) · sv samiska (any of the languages of the Sami) · sh làpōnskī (any of the languages of the Sami) · sjt са̄мя кӣлл (any of the languages of the Sami) · sh ла̀по̄нскӣ (any of the languages of the Sami) · fo lapplendskt (any of the languages of the Sami) · io Laponiana (any of the languages of the Sami) · hu lapp (any of the languages of the Sami) · ko 사미어 (any of the languages of the Sami) · pt lapónio (any of the languages of the Sami) · el Σάμι (any of the languages of the Sami) · hy լոպարերեն (any of the languages of the Sami) · es sami (any of the languages of the Sami) · pt lapão (any of the languages of the Sami) · tl Lapon (any of the languages of the Sami) · ja サーミ語 (any of the languages of the Sami) · fi saamen kieli (any of the languages of the Sami) · izh saami (any of the languages of the Sami) · de Sami (any of the languages of the Sami) · fi saame (any of the languages of the Sami) · pl język lapoński (any of the languages of the Sami)
Sami en · PROPN · etymology 2
Etymology
Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).
Meanings
A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.
Translations (7)
tg Сомӣ (male given name) · fa سامی (male given name) · kmr Samî (male given name) · az Sami (male given name) · tr Sami (male given name) · ar سَامِي (male given name) · ur سامی (male given name)