sama

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Bambara

Etymology 1

Noun

sama

1. gift

Verb

sama

1. to bring a gift (after a voyage)

Etymology 2

Noun

sàmá

1. elephant

Etymology 3

Verb

sama

1. to pull

Basque

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ama/ [s̺a.ma]

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• Rhymes: -ama, -a
• Hyphenation: sa‧ma

Noun

sama inan

1. (anatomy) neck

Declension

Declension of sama (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	sama	sama	samak	samok
ergative	samak	samak	samek	samok
dative	samari	samari	samei	samoi
genitive	samaren	samaren	samen	samon
comitative	samarekin	samarekin	samekin	samokin
causative	samarengatik	samarengatik	samengatik	samongatik
benefactive	samarentzat	samarentzat	samentzat	samontzat
instrumental	samaz	samaz	samez	samotaz
innesive	samatan	saman	sametan	samotan
locative	samatako	samako	sametako	samotako
allative	samatara	samara	sametara	samotara
terminative	samataraino	samaraino	sametaraino	samotaraino
directive	samatarantz	samarantz	sametarantz	samotarantz
destinative	samatarako	samarako	sametarako	samotarako
ablative	samatatik	samatik	sametatik	samotatik
partitive	samarik	—	—	—
prolative	samatzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “sama”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “sama”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ma
• IPA^(key): /ˈsama/ [ˈsa.ma]

Verb

sáma

1. to get along with others, to be sociable

Derived terms

• makisama
• pakisama

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ma
• IPA^(key): /saˈmaʔ/ [saˈmaʔ]

Noun

samâ

1. eating or dining from the same plate

Derived terms

• kasama
• makisama

Cebuano

Etymology

From Malay sama, from Sanskrit सम (sama, “same, equal”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *samás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *samás, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”).

Adjective

sama

1. like
2. same

   Synonym: pareho

Cypriot Arabic

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *šamāy-

Arabic سَمَاء (samāʔ)

Cypriot Arabic sama

Inherited from Arabic سَمَاء (samāʔ), from Proto-Semitic *šamāy-.

Noun

sama f

1. sky

References

• Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 277

Dyula

Noun

sama

1. elephant

Synonyms

• sogoba

See also

• samabolo
• samaden
• samanun

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English same.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsama/

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• Rhymes: -ama
• Hyphenation: sa‧ma

Adjective

sama (accusative singular saman, plural samaj, accusative plural samajn)

1. equal

   Synonym: egala

   Li montras saman respekton al nobeloj kaj malnobeloj. ― He shows equal respect to noblemen and common folk.

2. same; alike

   Ĉiuj politikistoj estas samaj. ― All politicians are the same [or alike].

3. unvarying

   Ŝia opozicio estis sama. ― Her opposition was unvarying.

Antonyms

• alia (“other”)
• malsama, nesama (“different”)

Derived terms

• samideano (“kindred spirit”)
• samkursano (“classmate”)
• samlandano (“countryman, compatriot”)
• samloke (“at the same location”)

Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *sama (“same”), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same, alike”), from Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same, alike”), presumably from *sem- (“together, one”).

Cognate with Finnish sama, Norwegian Bokmål samme, Swedish samma, Danish samme, and English same.

Pronoun

sama

1. same

Adjective

sama (genitive sama, partitive sama)

1. same

Declension

Declension of sama (ÕS type 17u/sõna, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		sama	samad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	sama
genitive			samade
partitive		sama	samu samasid
illative		samma samasse	samadesse samusse
inessive		samas	samades samus
elative		samast	samadest samust
allative		samale	samadele samule
adessive		samal	samadel samul
ablative		samalt	samadelt samult
translative		samaks	samadeks samuks
terminative		samani	samadeni
essive		samana	samadena
abessive		samata	samadeta
comitative		samaga	samadega

Derived terms

• samasugune

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sama (compare Estonian sama, Karelian sama, Votic sama), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *samaz (compare Swedish samma, English same; also borrowed into Sami, compare Northern Sami seamma).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧ma
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧ma

Determiner

sama (indefinite)

1. same

   saman verran ― the same amount (of)

   samaa alkuperää ― of the same origin

   samaan aikaan ― at the same time

   samalla kertaa ― at the same time, in one fell swoop

   Sama tapaus on ollut esillä aikaisemmin. ― The same case has been brought up before.

   Sama jatkuu edelleen. ― The same (thing) keeps happening.

   Näemme taas huomenna samaan aikaan. ― We'll see the same time tomorrow.

   Se on pysynyt samana. ― It has stayed the same.

   Tilaan samaa kuin sinäkin. ― I'll order the same thing as you.

   Samaa se on kaikkialla. ― It's the same everywhere.

   Se on minulle aivan sama. ― It doesn't matter to me at all. (literally, “It's the completely same to me.”)

Declension

Declension of sama (type 9/kala) noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative sama samat superessive – – genitive saman samojen delative – – partitive samaa samoja sublative – – accusative sama, saman samat lative – – inessive samassa samoissa temporal – – elative samasta samoista causative samaten – illative samaan samoihin multiplicative – – adessive samalla samoilla distributive – – ablative samalta samoilta temp. dist. – – allative samalle samoille prolative – – essive samana samoina situative – – translative samaksi samoiksi oppositive – – abessive samatta samoitta instructive – samoin comitative – samoine

Derived terms

adjectives

• samainen
• samanmoinen

adverbs

• samaanne
• samalla
• samalla mitalla
• saman tien
• saman verran
• samanne
• samassa
• samaten
• siinä samassa

nouns

• samikset
• samuus

verbs

• samaistaa
• samaistua
• samastaa
• samastua

compounds

• samakantainen
• samakeskinen
• samalähtöinen
• samamerkityksinen
• samamunainen
• samanaikainen
• saman­aikaisesti
• saman­aikais­opetus
• saman­aikaistaa
• saman­aikais­tulkkaus
• saman­aikaisuus
• samanarvoinen
• saman­arvoisuus
• samanarvonkäyrä
• samanarvonviiva
• samanhenkinen
• saman­henkisyys
• samanhetkinen
• samanhintainen
• saman­hintaisuus
• samanikäinen
• saman­ikäisyys
• samankaltainen
• saman­kaltaisesti
• saman­kaltaistaa
• saman­kaltaistua
• saman­kaltaistus
• saman­kaltaisuus
• samankantainen
• samankeskinen
• saman­keskisesti
• saman­keskisyys
• samankohtainen
• samankokoinen
• samankorkuinen
• samanlaatuinen
• samanlainen
• samanlaistaa
• samanlaistua
• samanlaisuus
• samanlevyinen
• samanmakuinen
• samanmallinen
• samanmerkityksinen
• samanmerkkinen
• samanmielinen
• saman­mielisyys
• samanmittainen
• samanmuotoinen
• samanniminen
• samannäköinen
• saman­näköisyys
• samanpainoinen
• samanpaksuinen
• samanpituinen
• samanpuoleinen
• samanpäiväinen
• samansisältöinen
• samansuuntainen
• saman­suuntaisesti
• saman­suuntaistaa
• saman­suuntaisuus
• samansuuruinen
• samansyntyinen
• samansyvyinen
• samansäteinen
• samansävyinen
• samantapainen
• samantasoinen
• samantein
• samantekevä
• samantoiminen
• samantyyppinen
• samanvaiheinen
• samanveikkainen
• samanveroinen
• samanvertainen
• samanvärinen
• samapalkkainen
• sama­palkkaisuus
• samaperintäinen
• samasanainen
• samasukupuolinen
• samasyntyinen

Further reading

• “sama”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Maas, Masa

Gothic

Romanization

sama

1. romanization of 𐍃𐌰𐌼𐌰

Hausa

Etymology

Cognate with Proto-Semitic *šamāy-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sá.mà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sə́.mə̀]

Noun

samà m or f (plural sàmàmai, possessed form samàn)

1. sky, heavens
2. top

Adverb

samà

1. on top
2. in the sky

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Adverb

sama

1. indifferently

   Mér er sama. ― I don't care.

See also

• ég prútta ekki um það
• nenna
• prútta
• skeyta
• skeyta um
• standa á sama

Etymology 2

Pronoun

sama

1. inflection of sami (“the same”):
   1. accusative/dative/genitive masculine singular
   2. nominative feminine singular
   3. all-case neuter singular

Etymology 3

Pronoun

sama

1. inflection of samur (“the same (usually in negative expressions)”):
   1. accusative feminine singular
   2. accusative masculine plural

Anagrams

• masa

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto sama, English same.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsama/

Adjective

sama

1. same