Sami
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- //ˈsɑːmi//
- //ˈsæmi//
A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
noun
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A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
Etymology
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.
proper noun
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The Sami people, collectively.
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Any of the languages of the Sami people.
adjective
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Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.
proper noun
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A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.
Etymology
Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).
proper noun
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A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
Etymology
From Samantha.
noun
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Variant of swamiAlternative form of swami.
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).
Forms
- plural
- Samis
Sami · A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
SAMI · At West Point, a Saturday morning inspection of a cadet's…sammy · To moisten (animal skins) with water.Sammy · Synonym of Samoyed (a breed of dog)