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سام
سام
See also: شام
Arabic
Adjective
سَامٍ • (sāmin) (informal سَامِي (sāmī), feminine سَامِيَة (sāmiya), masculine plural سُمَاة (sumāh), feminine plural سَامِيَات (sāmiyāt), elative أَسْمَى (ʾasmā))
Declension
Declension of adjective سَامٍ (sāmin)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular triptote in ـٍ (-in) | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | سَامِي sāmī |
السَّامِي as-sāmī |
سَامِيَة sāmiya |
السَّامِيَة as-sāmiya |
| Nominative | سَامٍ sāmin |
السَّامِي as-sāmī |
سَامِيَةٌ sāmiyatun |
السَّامِيَةُ as-sāmiyatu |
| Accusative | سَامِيًا sāmiyan |
السَّامِيَ as-sāmiya |
سَامِيَةً sāmiyatan |
السَّامِيَةَ as-sāmiyata |
| Genitive | سَامٍ sāmin |
السَّامِي as-sāmī |
سَامِيَةٍ sāmiyatin |
السَّامِيَةِ as-sāmiyati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | سَامِيَيْن sāmiyayn |
السَّامِيَيْن as-sāmiyayn |
سَامِيَتَيْن sāmiyatayn |
السَّامِيَتَيْن as-sāmiyatayn |
| Nominative | سَامِيَانِ sāmiyāni |
السَّامِيَانِ as-sāmiyāni |
سَامِيَتَانِ sāmiyatāni |
السَّامِيَتَانِ as-sāmiyatāni |
| Accusative | سَامِيَيْنِ sāmiyayni |
السَّامِيَيْنِ as-sāmiyayni |
سَامِيَتَيْنِ sāmiyatayni |
السَّامِيَتَيْنِ as-sāmiyatayni |
| Genitive | سَامِيَيْنِ sāmiyayni |
السَّامِيَيْنِ as-sāmiyayni |
سَامِيَتَيْنِ sāmiyatayni |
السَّامِيَتَيْنِ as-sāmiyatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh) | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | سُمَاة sumāt |
السُّمَاة as-sumāt |
سَامِيَات sāmiyāt |
السَّامِيَات as-sāmiyāt |
| Nominative | سُمَاةٌ sumātun |
السُّمَاةُ as-sumātu |
سَامِيَاتٌ sāmiyātun |
السَّامِيَاتُ as-sāmiyātu |
| Accusative | سُمَاةً sumātan |
السُّمَاةَ as-sumāta |
سَامِيَاتٍ sāmiyātin |
السَّامِيَاتِ as-sāmiyāti |
| Genitive | سُمَاةٍ sumātin |
السُّمَاةِ as-sumāti |
سَامِيَاتٍ sāmiyātin |
السَّامِيَاتِ as-sāmiyāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سام”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “سمو”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4
Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian (compare Avestan [script needed] (sāma, “dark, black”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian (compare Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma)).
Proper noun
سام • (Sâm)
- A male given name, Sam, Saam