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English
Etymology 1
From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
Sami (plural Sami or Samis)
- A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
- Synonyms: Lapp, (proscribed) Laplander
Translations
member of indigenous people of Lapland
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Danish: same (da) c, lap (da) c, laplænder c
- Dutch: Same (nl) m
- Esperanto: sameo, sameino (female), lapono, laponino (female)
- Faroese: sámi m, lapplendingur m (archaic), lappi m (archaic)
- Finnish: saamelainen (fi)
- French: Sami (fr) m or f
- German: Same (de) m, Samin (de) f
- Greek: Σάμι (el) (Sámi)
- Hungarian: számi (hu), lapp (hu)
- Ido: Lapono (io), Laponiano (io)
- Irish: Laplannach m, Sámach m
- Italian: sami (it) m, lappone (it) m
- Japanese: サーミ人 (Sāmi jin), サーミ (Sāmi)
- Latin: sami m, lappo m
- Lule Sami: sábme
- Macedonian: Ла́понец m (Láponec), Ла́понка f (Láponka)
- Northern Sami: sámi, sápmelaš
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: same (no) m
- Nynorsk: same m
- Old English: Finn m
- Old Norse: finnr m
- Polish: Lapończyk (pl) m, Laponka (pl) f
- Portuguese: lapão (pt) m, lapónio (pt) m (Portugal), lapônio (pt) m (Brazil), saami (pt) m or f, sami (pt) m
- Russenorsk: filman
- Russian: саа́м (ru) m (saám), саа́мка (ru) f (saámka)
- Slovak: Laponec m, Laponka f, Saam m, Sám m (rare)
- Southern Sami: saemie
- Swedish: same (sv) c, samiska (sv) c (female), lapp (sv) c, lapska (sv) c (female)
- Tagalog: Lapon
- Volapük: Samiyänan
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Proper noun
Sami (plural Samis)
- The Sami people, collectively.
- (countable) Any of the languages of the Sami people.
Translations
any of the languages of the Sami
- Armenian: սաամերեն (hy) (saameren), լոպարերեն (hy) (lopareren)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 薩米語/萨米语 (Sàmǐ yǔ)
- Danish: samisk n
- Dutch: Samisch (nl)
- Esperanto: samea (la samea, la samea lingvo, la sameaj lingvoj), lapona (la lapona, la lapona lingvo, la laponaj lingvoj)
- Estonian: saami (et)
- Faroese: sámiskt n, lapplendskt n, lappiskt n
- Finnish: saame (fi), saamen kieli
- French: same (fr), sami (fr) m, lapon (fr) m
- German: Samisch (de) n, Sami (de) n, Saami (de) n, Lappisch (de) n
- Greek: Σάμι (el) (Sámi)
- Hungarian: számi (hu), lapp (hu)
- Ido: Laponiana (io)
- Ingrian: saami
- Irish: Laplainnis f, Sáimis f
- Italian: sami (it), lappone (it) m
- Japanese: サーミ語 (ja) (Sāmi-go)
- Korean: 사미어 (Sami-eo)
- Lule Sami: sámegiella
- Macedonian: ла́понски m (láponski)
- Northern Sami: sámegiella, sápmi, davvisámegiella (Northern Sami)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: samisk (no) m
- Nynorsk: samisk m
- Polish: język lapoński
- Portuguese: lapão (pt) m, lapónio (pt) m (Portugal), lapônio (pt) m (Brazil), sami (pt) m
- Russian: са́амский язы́к m (sáamskij jazýk)
- Skolt Sami: sääʹmǩiõll
- Slovak: lapončina f, saamčina f, sámčina f
- Spanish: sami m
- Swedish: samiska (sv)
- Tagalog: Lapon
- West Frisian: Samysk
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Adjective
Sami (not comparable)
- Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.
Derived terms
Translations
relating to the Sami people or languages
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
- Dutch: Samisch (nl)
- Esperanto: samea, lapona
- Estonian: saami (et)
- Finnish: saamelainen (fi)
- French: sami (fr), same (fr), lapon (fr)
- German: samisch (de), lappisch (de)
- Hungarian: számi (hu), lapp (hu)
- Ido: Lapona (io), Laponiana (io)
- Irish: Laplannach, Sámach (people), Laplainnise, Sáimise (language)
- Northern Sami: sámi
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: samisk (no)
- Nynorsk: samisk
- Old Norse: finnskr
- Portuguese: sami (pt) m, lapão (pt) m, lapônio (pt) m
- Swedish: samisk (sv), lapsk (sv)
- Tagalog: Lapon
- Volapük: Samiyänik
- West Frisian: Samysk
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See also
Further reading
- 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
Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).
Proper noun
Sami
- A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.
Translations
Etymology 3
From Samantha.
Proper noun
Sami (plural Samis)
- A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).
Noun
Sami (plural Samis)
- Alternative form of swami.
References
Anagrams
- AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Mias, Siam, Sima, aims, saim, siam, sima
Azerbaijani
Etymology
Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sami
- a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyə
Declension
Finnish
Etymology
A diminutive of Samuel and Samuli, with formal given name status since the latter half of the 20th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sami
- 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.
Usage notes
- Popular in Finland in the 1970s and the 1980s.
Declension
Related terms
Statistics
- Sami is the 16th 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.
Anagrams
French
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
Sami m (plural Samis, feminine Samie)
- Sami
- Synonym: Lapon
Related terms
Turkish
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic سَامِيّ (sāmiyy, “Semitic, Semite”).
Noun
Sami
- Semite
Etymology 2
Derived from Arabic سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, elevated”).
Proper noun
Sami
- a male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiye