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4-letter words (4 found)

AMAS,MAAS,MASA,SAMA,

3-letter words (6 found)

AAS,AMA,MAA,MAS,SAM,SMA,

2-letter words (4 found)

AA,AM,AS,MA,

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sama asma smaa msaa amsa masa saam asam saam asam aasm aasm smaa msaa sama asma masa amsa amas maas aams aams maas amas

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Definitions and meaning of sama

sama

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /s̺ama/ [s̺a.ma]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ma

Noun

sama inan

  1. (anatomy) neck

Declension

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Noun

samâ

  1. eating or dining from the same plate
Derived terms

Cebuano

Adjective

sama

  1. like
  2. same

Dyula

Noun

sama

  1. elephant

Synonyms

  • sogoba

See also

  • samabolo
  • samaden
  • samanun

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English same.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsama]
  • Audio:
  • 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

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

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

Determiner

sama (indefinite)

  1. same

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “sama”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

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

Adverb

sama

  1. indifferently
    Mér er sama. ― I don't care.

See also

Anagrams

  • masa

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto sama, English same.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsama/

Adjective

sama

  1. same

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.ma/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ma
  • Rhymes: -ma, -a

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *sama, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sama (“mate, companion, fellow; together with; alike, the same as; aligned or in good order”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Malagasy sami (“both, each, every one; same”); Lauan dama (“mate, fellow, corresponding part; exactly like, the same”), 'Are'are tama (“in line, in pairs”)). The first etymology is to be more likely due to the wide distribution in Oceanic languages that received little to no Indianisation.

Etymology 2

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. same
    Synonym: serupa
  2. equal
    Synonym: setara

Derived terms

See also
  • sama-sama

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from Betawi ame.

Preposition

sama

  1. (colloquial) with, by
    Synonyms: dengan, oleh

Further reading

  • “sama” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

References

Anagrams

  • masa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sama, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *samaz. Cognates include Finnish sama and Estonian sama.

Possibly merged with Russian самый (samyj, “selfsame”).

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑmɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑmɑ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑmɑ/, [ˈʃɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ma

Determiner

sama

  1. same
  2. selfsame

Declension

Synonyms

  • (same): yks

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "same"): toin, muu

Derived terms

References

  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[4], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 101
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 503

Jamamadí

Adjective

sama

  1. (Banawá) downriver

References

  • 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Japanese

Romanization

sama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さま

Latvian

Noun

sama m

  1. genitive singular of sams

Livonian

Etymology

Borrowing from a Slavic language, compare Serbo-Croatian som.

Noun

sama

  1. catfish

Malay

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *sama, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sama (“mate, companion, fellow; together with; alike, the same as; aligned or in good order”); reconstructed by Robert Blust (compare Malagasy sami (“both, each, every one; same”); Lauan dama (“mate, fellow, corresponding part; exactly like, the same”), 'Are'are tama (“in line, in pairs”)). The first etymology is to be more likely due to the wide distribution in Oceanic languages that received little to no Indianisation.

Etymology 2

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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sama/
    • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [samə]
  • Rhymes: -ma, -a

Adjective

sama (Jawi spelling سام)

  1. same
  2. equal
  3. (informal) with
    Synonym: dengan
  4. (informal, colloquial) to, toward; at
    Synonym: pada

Derived terms

References

Further reading

  • "sama" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
  • “sama” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Anagrams

  • masa

Northern Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kɪ́gama.

Verb

sama

  1. to lean on
  2. to rest the head

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to sœma, from Proto-Germanic *sōmijaną (“to fit”).

Verb

sama (past indicative samdi, supine samat)

  1. to beseem, befit, become
Conjugation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

sama

  1. inflection of samr (“same”):
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular

Determiner

sama

  1. inflection of samr (“same”):
    1. feminine accusative singular
    2. masculine accusative plural
  2. inflection of sami (“same”):
    1. masculine oblique singular
    2. feminine nominative singular
    3. neuter singular

Noun

sama

  1. inflection of sami:
    1. indefinite oblique singular
    2. indefinite accusative plural
    3. indefinite genitive plural

References

  • “sama”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

  • samo

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same”).

Determiner

sama

  1. same

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: same, sam

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit सम (sama).

Adjective

sama

  1. even, level
  2. like, equal, the same
  3. impartial

Declension

Descendants

  • → Burmese: သမ (sa.ma.)
  • → Khmer: សម (sɑm)
  • → Thai: สม (sǒm)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sama”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: sa‧ma

Adjective

sama

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of sam

Quechua

Noun

sama

  1. breath
  2. rest

Declension

See also

  • samay

Serbo-Croatian

Adverb

sama (Cyrillic spelling сама)

  1. (her-)self

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Either from Sanskrit सम (sama, “same, equal”) with semantic change or Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sama (“mate, companion, fellow; together with; alike, the same as; aligned or in good order”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sama (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ)

  1. going with or accompanying someone to a certain place
    Synonyms: pagsama, hatid, paghatid
  2. inclusion into a group (of someone)
    Synonyms: sali, pagsasali
  3. combining; mixing (of one thing with another)
    Synonyms: halo, paghahalo, lahok, paglalahok
  4. living with someone in the same place
    Synonyms: suno, pagsuno, pagsusuno, (as a married couple) pisan, (as a married couple) pagpipisan
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Either from Sanskrit विषम (viṣama, “unequal, wicked, wrong”) or Sanskrit दुःषम (duḥṣáma, “uneven, perverse, bad”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

samâ (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ)

  1. evil; wrongdoing; wickedness
    Synonyms: kasamaan, sala, pagkakasala, kabuhungan
  2. defect; fault
    Synonyms: depekto, kapintasan
  3. misfortune; bad luck
    Synonyms: kamalasan, kawalang-suwerte
  4. bad feeling (in certain expressions)
  5. resentment (used with loob)
    Synonyms: hinanakit, paghihinanakit, pagdaramdam
  6. bad quality (about something)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧ma
  • IPA(key): /saˈma/, [sɐˈma]

Noun

samá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ)

  1. share (of stock)
    Synonym: sapi
  2. share of capital (in a business partnership or gambling)
    Synonyms: bakas, sosyo
Derived terms

Adjective

samá (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋ)

  1. of the business relationship of shareholders
    Synonyms: sosyo, magkasosyo, bakas, magkabakas

Further reading

  • “sama”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsa.ma]

Noun

sama (Jawi سامه)

  1. the outrigger (of a proa, etc.)

Etymology 2

Compare Sahu samama (“crocodile”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsa.ma]

Noun

sama (Jawi سامه)

  1. a crocodile

References

  • Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sama, from Proto-Germanic *samaz,

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈsɑmɑ/, [ˈsɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑmɑ
  • Hyphenation: sa‧ma

Determiner

sama

  1. same

Inflection

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “sama”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yuracare

Noun

sama

  1. water

References

  • ASJP

Source: wiktionary.org