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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sami

/ˈsɑːmi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
sa-mi
IPA
/ˈsɑːmi/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

name

The Sami people, collectively.

name

Any of the languages of the Sami people.

Countable

adj

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

name

A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.

name

A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.

noun

Alternative form of swami.

noun

At West Point, a Saturday morning inspection of a cadet's room.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Samic *sāmē Northern Sami sápmi Northern Sami Sápmider. English Sami From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). Displaced native Old English Finn (the direct descendant is Finn (“person from Finland”)). More at Sápmi and Sami.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Sápmi, *źémijāˀ, سَامِي, س م و

Usage

Inflected Forms

Samis (plural) Saami (alternative) Sámi (alternative)

Derived Forms

Samic Saminess

Phrases

Akkala Sami Inari Sami Kemi Sami Kildin Sami Lule Sami North Sami Pite Sami Skolt Sami

Frequently Paired Words

Laplander Lapp Lappish

Synonyms

Lapp Laplander saami same saame saame language sami language saami language lapp language same language

Rhymes With

miami grammy sammy tammy whammy tami amie cammy clammy ramey sammie tammie

Questions

How do you pronounce sami?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑːmi/.
What does sami mean?
A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
Where does sami come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce sami

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