سمي
See also: سمى, سمی, and شمي
Arabic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ijj
Etymology 1
From the root س م و (s-m-w); compare سَمَا (samā, “to be high, to be exalted”).
Adjective
سَمِيّ • (samiyy) (feminine سَمِيَّة (samiyya), masculine plural أَسْمِيَاء (ʾasmiyāʾ), elative أَسْمَى (ʾasmā))
- high, lofty
- 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 ʾasmiyāʾ | الْأَسْمِيَاء al-ʾasmiyāʾ | سَمِيَّات samiyyāt | السَّمِيَّات as-samiyyāt |
| Nominative | أَسْمِيَاءُ ʾasmiyāʾu | الْأَسْمِيَاءُ al-ʾasmiyāʾu | سَمِيَّاتٌ samiyyātun | السَّمِيَّاتُ as-samiyyātu |
| Accusative | أَسْمِيَاءَ ʾasmiyāʾa | الْأَسْمِيَاءَ al-ʾasmiyāʾa | سَمِيَّاتٍ samiyyātin | السَّمِيَّاتِ as-samiyyāti |
| Genitive | أَسْمِيَاءَ ʾasmiyāʾa | الْأَسْمِيَاءِ al-ʾasmiyāʾi | 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 (ʾasmiyāʾ), elative أَسْمَى (ʾasmā))
- homogeneous, of the same name
- 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 ʾasmiyāʾ | الْأَسْمِيَاء al-ʾasmiyāʾ | سَمِيَّات samiyyāt | السَّمِيَّات as-samiyyāt |
| Nominative | أَسْمِيَاءُ ʾasmiyāʾu | الْأَسْمِيَاءُ al-ʾasmiyāʾu | سَمِيَّاتٌ samiyyātun | السَّمِيَّاتُ as-samiyyātu |
| Accusative | أَسْمِيَاءَ ʾasmiyāʾa | الْأَسْمِيَاءَ al-ʾasmiyāʾa | سَمِيَّاتٍ samiyyātin | السَّمِيَّاتِ as-samiyyāti |
| Genitive | أَسْمِيَاءَ ʾasmiyāʾa | الْأَسْمِيَاءِ al-ʾasmiyāʾi | سَمِيَّاتٍ samiyyātin | السَّمِيَّاتِ as-samiyyāti |
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سمي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Noun
سَمِيّ • (samiyy) m (plural أَسْمِيَاء (ʾasmiyāʾ))
- 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 ʾasmiyāʾ | الْأَسْمِيَاء al-ʾasmiyāʾ | أَسْمِيَاء ʾasmiyāʾ |
| Nominative | أَسْمِيَاءُ ʾasmiyāʾu | الْأَسْمِيَاءُ al-ʾasmiyāʾu | أَسْمِيَاءُ ʾasmiyāʾu |
| Accusative | أَسْمِيَاءَ ʾasmiyāʾa | الْأَسْمِيَاءَ al-ʾasmiyāʾa | أَسْمِيَاءَ ʾasmiyāʾa |
| Genitive | أَسْمِيَاءَ ʾasmiyāʾa | الْأَسْمِيَاءِ al-ʾasmiyāʾi | أَسْمِيَاءِ ʾasmiyāʾi |
Descendants
- Gulf Arabic: سمي (simi)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سمي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Verb
سُمِّي • (summī) (form I)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of سَمَّ (samma)
Verb
سُمِيَ • (sumiya) (form I)
- third-person masculine singular past passive of سَمَا (samā)
Verb
سِمِي • (simī) (form I)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of وَسَمَ (wasama)
Verb
سُمِي • (sumī) (form I)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of وَسُمَ (wasuma)
Verb
سَمِّي • (sammī) (form II)
- second-person feminine singular active imperative of سَمَّى (sammā)
Verb
سُمِّيَ • (summiya) (form II)
- third-person masculine singular past passive of سَمَّى (sammā)
Gulf Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic سَمِيّ (samiyy).
Pronunciation
- (Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic) IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.mi/
Noun
سِمي • (simi) m (feminine سمية (simīya))
- 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))
- 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?”)