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sam
English
Etymology 1
Acronym
Alternative forms
- SAM
Pronunciation
Noun
sam
- surface-to-air missile
Etymology 2
From Middle English sammen, samnen, from Old English samnian, ?esamnian (“to collect, assemble, bring together, gather, join, unite, compose, meet, glean”), from Proto-Germanic *samn?n? (“to gather”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Cognate with Dutch zamelen (“to collect”), German sammeln (“to collect, gather”), Swedish samla (“to gather, collect”), Icelandic samna (“to gather, collect”). More at same.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sæm/
Alternative forms
- samen
Verb
sam (third-person singular simple present sams, present participle samming, simple past and past participle sammed)
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To assemble.
- (transitive, Britain dialectal, of persons) To bring together; join (in marriage, friendship, love, etc.).
- (transitive, Britain dialectal, of things) To bring together; collect; put in order; arrange.
- 1905, Keighley Snowden, Princess Joyce
- I sammed it up for ye
- 1905, Keighley Snowden, Princess Joyce
- (intransitive, Britain dialectal) To assemble; come together.
- (transitive, Britain dialectal) To coagulate; curdle (milk).
Usage notes
- Often used with together or up
Derived terms
- stand sam
- upon my sam
Etymology 3
From Middle English s?m (“together”), from Old English samen (“together”), from Proto-Germanic *samanai (“together”), from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“together, one”).
Adverb
sam (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Together
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene:
- Now are they saints all in that city sam.
- a1600, The Battle of Floddon Field:
- All Sam the souldiers then replied.
- 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene:
Etymology 4
From Middle English sam- (prefix), from Old English s?m- (“half-; partly; incompletely”), from Proto-Germanic *s?mi- (“half”), from Proto-Indo-European *s?mi- (“half”). Related to semi- (via Latin).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sæm/
Adjective
sam (not comparable)
- (dialectal) Half or imperfectly done.
- (of food) Half-heated.
Related terms
- sammy
- sandblind
Etymology 5
Possibly from Uncle Sam.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sæm/
Noun
sam (plural sams)
- (slang) Federal narcotics agent.
Anagrams
- 'ams, -mas, A.M.s, AMS, ASM, M. A. S., M.A.S., M.A.s, MAS, MAs, MSA, Mas, SMA, mas, sma
Atong (India)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?am/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *sam¹ (“grass”). Related to Garo samsi, Garo sam
Noun
sam (Bengali script ???)
- grass; weed
- medicine
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
sam- (Bengali script ???)
- to wait
Etymology 3
Classifier
sam- (Bengali script ???)
- used with any bilateral body part, hands, eyes, etc. and also tires
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Charrua
Numeral
sam
- two
References
- El último charrúa: de Salsipuedes a la actualidad (1996)
- Idioma español y habla criolla: Charrúas y vilelas (1968)
- ?estmír Loukotka, ?Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) 62
Chuukese
Noun
sam
- father
Garo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sam/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *sam¹ (“grass”). Related to Atong (India) sam
Noun
sam
- grass; herb
- medicine
- curry
Etymology 2
Classifier
sam
- used with any bilateral body part, hands, eyes, etc.
Further reading
- Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon?[1], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 275
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ????? (??ma).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa?m/
Verb
sam (imperfect jsum)
- to fast
Conjugation
- The perfect tense is often avoided. It can be replaced by kien + imperfect.
Related terms
- sawm
Min Nan
Mizo
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(t)sam.
Noun
sam
- hair (of the head)
- antenna (of insects)
Etymology 2
Adjective
sam
- easy, simple
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”) (compare Welsh haf), from Proto-Indo-European *sm?-h?-ó- (compare Old English sumor, Old Armenian ????? (ama?n)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa?/
Noun
sam m (genitive unattested, no plural)
- summer
Inflection
Synonyms
- samrad
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 sam”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Verb
sam
- second-person singular imperative of sama
Phalura
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sam/
Adverb
sam (Perso-Arabic spelling ??)
- equally
References
- Liljegren, Henrik; Haider, Naseem (2011) Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)?[2], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, ?ISBN
Polish
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sam?, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sam/
Adjective
sam (not always comparable, comparative bardziej sam, superlative najbardziej sam)
- (comparable) alone, without company
- (not comparable) myself, yourself, himself, etc. (emphatic determiner, used similarly to "no other than" or "the very", as in "I myself")
- (not comparable) by oneself, alone, by own volition or power, without outside help or encouragement
Declension
Related terms
- (adjectives) samotniczy, samotny
- (nouns) samotnica, samotniczka, samotnictwo, samotnik, samotno??
Further reading
- sam in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- sam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rohingya
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
sam
- skin
Romani
Verb
sam
- first-person plural present indicative of si
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *sam?, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.
Adjective
s?m (definite s?m?, Cyrillic spelling ????)
- alone, sole
- unaided, single-handed
- absolute, very, mere, unmixed
- solitary, secluded
Declension
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *(j)esm?, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *esmi, from Proto-Indo-European *h?ésmi.
Verb
s?m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- first-person singular present tense enclitic form of biti.
- Tu sam. — I'm here.
Silesian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *s?mo.
Pronoun
sam
- here
- Synonym: tukej
- hither
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sam?, from Proto-Indo-European *somHós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sá?m/
Adjective
s?m (not comparable)
- alone, sole
- unaided, single-handed, by oneself
Inflection
Derived terms
- sámost
- samoglásnik
- samomòr
- samostálnik
- samoróg
- samostán
Further reading
- “sam”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sam/
Verb
sam
- past tense of simma.
Vietnamese
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kt?aam (“crab”) (Norman & Mei, 1976; mistakenly glossed as "king crab"). However, Shorto (2006) includes no such derivation. Compare Vietnamese ?am (“field crab”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [sa?m??]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [?a?m??]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [?a?m??] ~ [sa?m??]
Noun
(classifier con) sam • (????, ????)
- a horseshoe crab
Further reading
- Proto-Austro-Asiatic ta:m "crab" at Tower of Babel Project
Zhuang
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *sa?m (“three”), from Middle Chinese ? (MC s?m, “three”). Cognate with Thai ??? (s?am), Northern Thai ????, Lao ??? (s?m), Lü ??? (?aam), Tai Dam ???, Shan ???? (s?am), Tai Nüa ???? (sáam), Ahom ???????? (sam), Bouyei saaml.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /?a?m??/
- Tone numbers: sam1
- Hyphenation: sam
Numeral
sam (old orthography sam)
- three
sam From the web:
- what sam sees
- what samsung phone do i have
- what samsung phone has the best camera
- what samsung phone is the best
- what samsung phones have wireless charging
- what sample rate should i record at
- what samsung tv do i have
- what samsung phones are 5g
sab
English
Etymology
Short for sabotage.
Verb
sab (third-person singular simple present sabs, present participle sabbing, simple past and past participle sabbed)
- (informal) To sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports.
Noun
sab (plural sabs)
- (informal) A saboteur, especially of fox hunts.
Anagrams
- ABS, ABs, Abs, B. A. S., B.A.S., B.A.s, BAS, BAs, BSA, SBA, abs, abs-, abs., bas
Catalan
Verb
sab
- Obsolete form of sap.
Cornish
Noun
sab f (singulative saben)
- pines
Synonyms
- pin
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French sable (“sand”)
Noun
sab
- sand
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ???????? (?a??ba). Compare Moroccan Arabic ???? (??b).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa?p/
Verb
sab (imperfect jsib, past participle misjub)
- to find
- to find (something) useful
- to catch
- to look for
- to find out, to realise
Conjugation
Scots
Noun
sab (plural sabs)
- sob
Verb
sab
- sob
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- what sabra hummus was recalled
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- what sabrina character are you
- what sabotage
- what sab means
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