English

Alternative forms

• Saami

Noun

Sami ‎(plural Sami or Samis)

1. A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

Synonyms

• Lapp, Laplander

Translations

Proper noun

Sami ‎(plural Samis)

1. The Saami people, collectively.
2. (countable) Any of the languages of the Sami.

Translations

Adjective

Sami ‎(not comparable)

1. Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.

Translations

Derived terms

See also

• Laplander
• Lapp
• Lappish

External links

• 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

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَامِيّ ‎(sāmiyy, “exalted”).

Proper noun

Sami

1. A male given name.

Etymology 3

From Samantha.

Proper noun

Sami ‎(plural Samis)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.

Anagrams

• aims
• saim
• siam, Siam
• sima

Finnish

Etymology

A diminutive of Samuel and Samuli, with formal given name status since the latter half of the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmi/
• Hyphenation: Sa‧mi

Proper noun

Sami

1. A male given name.
   • 2014 Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, ISBN 978-951-27976-1, 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.

Declension

Usage notes

• Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.

Related terms

• Samu
• Samuel
• Samuli

Anagrams

• amis, sima

Japanese

Romanization

sami

1. rōmaji reading of さみ

Krisa

Noun

sami

1. a man's father-in-law, his wife's father
2. a woman's mother-in-law, her husband's mother

Latvian

Noun

sami m

1. nominative plural form of sams
2. vocative plural form of sams

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sâmi, saami

Noun

sami m f (plural sami)

1. Saami; Lapp (member of nomadic people of Lapland)

Synonyms

• lapão, lapónio

Adjective

sami ‎(plural sami, comparable)

1. of or relating to the Saami people

Synonyms

• lapão, lapónio