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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of summons.
Pronunciation
Noun
saman (plural samans)
- (Singapore, Malaysia, colloquial, informal) A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law.
2007 December 17, Jonnykato, “ERP Question”, in singaporebikes.com, archived from the original on 24 April 2017:I pass thru this gantry at ecp without cashcard. why do i kena saman till $70?
2011 July 12, Fredd, “I am a parking warden”, in singaporebikes.com:Technically parking outside the lot is illegal parking, doesn't matter if you put a coupon. The patrolling wardens can't saman you but parking in washing bay and bike lots are very easy targets for residents to complain about. Because of that no escape from getting saman after a quick call to the hotline.
2013 November 9, Mark, “Not just ‘saman’ kings: Kind parking warden helps old woman alight from taxi”, in stomp.sg, archived from the original on 25 October 2015:Not just 'saman' kings: Kind parking warden helps old woman alight from taxi.
2015 May 14, Presskit, “Kena saman nparks help please”, in forum.hardwarezone.com.sg:I did not know that a permit was needed to set a tent. So this nparks people came and check and issued me a saman of $300!
2015 August 7, Dylan Tan, “SG Quirky: The A-Z of SG50”, in Business Times (Singapore):“When the parking warden comes around, they shout: “Saman! Saman!” and drivers rush to their cars.”
2015 September 10, Nina Syahirah, “STGCC Celebrates SG50 with Custom Munnies”, in safra.sg:When SG50 Saman Rider is on duty, no law breaker will get away!
Anagrams
Azerbaijani
The spelling of this entry has been normalized from sa:man according to the principles established by Wiktionary's editor community or recent spelling standards of the language.
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *sāman.
Pronunciation
Noun
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
- straw
- chaff
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Persian سامان (sâmân).
Pronunciation
Noun
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
- wealth, riches
- Synonyms: var, dövlət, var-dövlət, sərvət, malmülk
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
- (Baku) relative
References
- Axundov A. A., Kazımov Q. Ş., Behbudov S. M., editors (2007), “man”, in Azərbaycan dilinin dialektoloji lüğəti [Dialectological Dictionary of the Azerbaijani Language] (in Azerbaijani), Baku: Şərq-Qərb, →ISBN, page 418b
Declension
Further reading
Esperanto
Adjective
saman
- accusative singular of sama
Finnish
Pronoun
saman
- (indefinite) genitive singular of sama
Icelandic
Adverb
saman
- together
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse saman.
Pronunciation
Adverb
saman
- together
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
References
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *samanai.
Adverb
saman (not comparable)
- together
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
saman
- strong masculine accusative singular of samr (“same”)
Determiner
saman
- masculine accusative singular of samr (“same”)
References
- “saman”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Sumerian
Romanization
saman
- Romanization of 𒂠𒋤𒉣𒂠𒌅 (saman)
Tok Pisin
Noun
saman
- outrigger
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *sāman, cognate with Azerbaijani saman.
Pronunciation
Noun
saman (definite accusative samanı, plural samanlar)
- hay, straw
Declension