Sami

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From Northern Sami Sápmi,^[1] from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

• Saami, Sámi

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːmi/, /ˈsæmi/
• Rhymes: -ɑːmi, -æmi

Sami (plural Sami or Samis)

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

   Synonyms: Lapp, (proscribed) Laplander

Sami (plural Samis)

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

Sami (not comparable)

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

• Laplander
• Lapp
• Lappish

• 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 ⁠

Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).

Sami

1. A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.

From Samantha.

Sami (plural Samis)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.

Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).

Sami (plural Samis)

1. Alternative form of swami.

• AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Mias, Siam, Sima, aims, saim, siam, sima

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).

• IPA^(key):

Sami

1. a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyə

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmi/,
• Rhymes: -ɑmi
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧mi

Sami

1. a male given name
   • 2014, Antti Holma, Järjestäjä, Otava, →ISBN, 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.

     Daniel was his name. Of course. He couldn't be a Jani or Sami. Janis work at mobile phone shops, and Samis too but as managers.

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

• Sami is the 16^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 26,241 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,453 more), and also belongs to 8 female individuals (and as a middle name to 8 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

• Siam, amis, masi, siam, sima

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Sami

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• Saame, Saami, Sâme, Sámi

• IPA^(key): /sa.mi/

Sami m (plural Samis, feminine Samie)

1. Sami

   Synonym: Lapon

Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, “Semitic, Semite”).

Sami

1. Semite

Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).

Sami

1. a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiye