سمي

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See also: سمى, سمی, and شمي

Arabic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Root
س م و (s m w)
11 terms

Compare سَمَا (samā, “to be high, to be exalted”).

Adjective

سَمِيّ • (samiyy) (feminine سَمِيَّة (samiyya), masculine plural أَسْمِيَاء (ʔasmiyāʔ), elative أَسْمَى (ʔasmā))

  1. high, lofty
  2. exalted, sublime
Declension
Declension of adjective سَمِيّ (samiyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَمِي
samī 		السَّمِي
as-samī 		سَمِيَّة
samiyya 		السَّمِيَّة
as-samiyya
Nominative سَمِيٌّ
samiyyun 		السَّمِيُّ
as-samiyyu 		سَمِيَّةٌ
samiyyatun 		السَّمِيَّةُ
as-samiyyatu
Accusative سَمِيًّا
samiyyan 		السَّمِيَّ
as-samiyya 		سَمِيَّةً
samiyyatan 		السَّمِيَّةَ
as-samiyyata
Genitive سَمِيٍّ
samiyyin 		السَّمِيِّ
as-samiyyi 		سَمِيَّةٍ
samiyyatin 		السَّمِيَّةِ
as-samiyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَمِيَّيْن
samiyyayn 		السَّمِيَّيْن
as-samiyyayn 		سَمِيَّتَيْن
samiyyatayn 		السَّمِيَّتَيْن
as-samiyyatayn
Nominative سَمِيَّانِ
samiyyāni 		السَّمِيَّانِ
as-samiyyāni 		سَمِيَّتَانِ
samiyyatāni 		السَّمِيَّتَانِ
as-samiyyatāni
Accusative سَمِيَّيْنِ
samiyyayni 		السَّمِيَّيْنِ
as-samiyyayni 		سَمِيَّتَيْنِ
samiyyatayni 		السَّمِيَّتَيْنِ
as-samiyyatayni
Genitive سَمِيَّيْنِ
samiyyayni 		السَّمِيَّيْنِ
as-samiyyayni 		سَمِيَّتَيْنِ
samiyyatayni 		السَّمِيَّتَيْنِ
as-samiyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَسْمِيَاء
ʔasmiyāʔ 		الْأَسْمِيَاء
al-ʔasmiyāʔ 		سَمِيَّات
samiyyāt 		السَّمِيَّات
as-samiyyāt
Nominative أَسْمِيَاءُ
ʔasmiyāʔu 		الْأَسْمِيَاءُ
al-ʔasmiyāʔu 		سَمِيَّاتٌ
samiyyātun 		السَّمِيَّاتُ
as-samiyyātu
Accusative أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa 		الْأَسْمِيَاءَ
al-ʔasmiyāʔa 		سَمِيَّاتٍ
samiyyātin 		السَّمِيَّاتِ
as-samiyyāti
Genitive أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa 		الْأَسْمِيَاءِ
al-ʔasmiyāʔi 		سَمِيَّاتٍ
samiyyātin 		السَّمِيَّاتِ
as-samiyyāti
References
  • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “سمي”, 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

Etymology 2

From the root س م و (s-m-w), based on the biliteral root س م (s-m) of اِسْم (ism, “name”).

Adjective

سَمِيّ • (samiyy) (feminine سَمِيَّة (samiyya), masculine plural أَسْمِيَاء (ʔasmiyāʔ), elative أَسْمَى (ʔasmā))

  1. homogeneous, of the same name
  2. similar
Declension
Declension of adjective سَمِيّ (samiyy)
Singular Masculine Feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَمِي
samī 		السَّمِي
as-samī 		سَمِيَّة
samiyya 		السَّمِيَّة
as-samiyya
Nominative سَمِيٌّ
samiyyun 		السَّمِيُّ
as-samiyyu 		سَمِيَّةٌ
samiyyatun 		السَّمِيَّةُ
as-samiyyatu
Accusative سَمِيًّا
samiyyan 		السَّمِيَّ
as-samiyya 		سَمِيَّةً
samiyyatan 		السَّمِيَّةَ
as-samiyyata
Genitive سَمِيٍّ
samiyyin 		السَّمِيِّ
as-samiyyi 		سَمِيَّةٍ
samiyyatin 		السَّمِيَّةِ
as-samiyyati
Dual Masculine Feminine
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal سَمِيَّيْن
samiyyayn 		السَّمِيَّيْن
as-samiyyayn 		سَمِيَّتَيْن
samiyyatayn 		السَّمِيَّتَيْن
as-samiyyatayn
Nominative سَمِيَّانِ
samiyyāni 		السَّمِيَّانِ
as-samiyyāni 		سَمِيَّتَانِ
samiyyatāni 		السَّمِيَّتَانِ
as-samiyyatāni
Accusative سَمِيَّيْنِ
samiyyayni 		السَّمِيَّيْنِ
as-samiyyayni 		سَمِيَّتَيْنِ
samiyyatayni 		السَّمِيَّتَيْنِ
as-samiyyatayni
Genitive سَمِيَّيْنِ
samiyyayni 		السَّمِيَّيْنِ
as-samiyyayni 		سَمِيَّتَيْنِ
samiyyatayni 		السَّمِيَّتَيْنِ
as-samiyyatayni
Plural Masculine Feminine
basic broken plural diptote sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Informal أَسْمِيَاء
ʔasmiyāʔ 		الْأَسْمِيَاء
al-ʔasmiyāʔ 		سَمِيَّات
samiyyāt 		السَّمِيَّات
as-samiyyāt
Nominative أَسْمِيَاءُ
ʔasmiyāʔu 		الْأَسْمِيَاءُ
al-ʔasmiyāʔu 		سَمِيَّاتٌ
samiyyātun 		السَّمِيَّاتُ
as-samiyyātu
Accusative أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa 		الْأَسْمِيَاءَ
al-ʔasmiyāʔa 		سَمِيَّاتٍ
samiyyātin 		السَّمِيَّاتِ
as-samiyyāti
Genitive أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa 		الْأَسْمِيَاءِ
al-ʔasmiyāʔi 		سَمِيَّاتٍ
samiyyātin 		السَّمِيَّاتِ
as-samiyyāti
References

Noun

سَمِيّ • (samiyy) m (plural أَسْمِيَاء (ʔasmiyāʔ))

  1. namesake
Declension
Declension of noun سَمِيّ (samiyy)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَمِي
samī 		السَّمِي
as-samī 		سَمِي
samī
Nominative سَمِيٌّ
samiyyun 		السَّمِيُّ
as-samiyyu 		سَمِيُّ
samiyyu
Accusative سَمِيًّا
samiyyan 		السَّمِيَّ
as-samiyya 		سَمِيَّ
samiyya
Genitive سَمِيٍّ
samiyyin 		السَّمِيِّ
as-samiyyi 		سَمِيِّ
samiyyi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal سَمِيَّيْن
samiyyayn 		السَّمِيَّيْن
as-samiyyayn 		سَمِيَّيْ
samiyyay
Nominative سَمِيَّانِ
samiyyāni 		السَّمِيَّانِ
as-samiyyāni 		سَمِيَّا
samiyyā
Accusative سَمِيَّيْنِ
samiyyayni 		السَّمِيَّيْنِ
as-samiyyayni 		سَمِيَّيْ
samiyyay
Genitive سَمِيَّيْنِ
samiyyayni 		السَّمِيَّيْنِ
as-samiyyayni 		سَمِيَّيْ
samiyyay
Plural basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal أَسْمِيَاء
ʔasmiyāʔ 		الْأَسْمِيَاء
al-ʔasmiyāʔ 		أَسْمِيَاء
ʔasmiyāʔ
Nominative أَسْمِيَاءُ
ʔasmiyāʔu 		الْأَسْمِيَاءُ
al-ʔasmiyāʔu 		أَسْمِيَاءُ
ʔasmiyāʔu
Accusative أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa 		الْأَسْمِيَاءَ
al-ʔasmiyāʔa 		أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa
Genitive أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa 		الْأَسْمِيَاءِ
al-ʔasmiyāʔi 		أَسْمِيَاءِ
ʔasmiyāʔi
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: سمي (simi)
References

Etymology 3

Verb

سُمِّي • (summī) (form I) /sum.miː/

  1. second-person feminine singular imperative of سَمَّ (samma)

Etymology 4

Verb

سُمِيَ • (sumiya) (form I) /su.mi.ja/

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of سَمَا (samā)

Etymology 5

Verb

سِمِي • (simī) (form I) /si.miː/

  1. second-person feminine singular imperative of وَسَمَ (wasama)

Etymology 6

Verb

سمي (form II)

  1. سُمِّيَ (summiya) /sum.mi.ja/: third-person masculine singular past passive of سَمَّى (sammā)
  2. سَمِّي (sammī) /sam.miː/: second-person feminine singular imperative of سَمَّى (sammā)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَمِيّ (samiyy).

Pronunciation

Noun

سِمي • (simi) m (feminine سمية (simīya))

  1. namesake; a person who shares the same name as another.
    هلا والله بالسمي! ― hala waḷḷa bis-simi! ― Warm welcome to the person who shares the same name!

Adjective

سِمي • (simi) m (feminine سمية (simīya))

  1. namesake; a person who shares the same name as another.
    الا باقر السمي وينه؟ ― illa bāqir is-simi wēna ― Where is Bāqir who shares the same name as me? (literally, “by the way, Bāqir the namesake, where is he?”)
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