سمي

See also: سمى, سمی, and شمي

Arabic

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ijj

Etymology 1
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 (ʔasmiyāʔ), elative أَسْمَى (ʔasmā))

  1. high, lofty
  2. 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
ʔasmiyāʔ		 الْأَسْمِيَاء
al-ʔasmiyāʔ		 سَمِيَّات
samiyyāt		 السَّمِيَّات
as-samiyyāt
Nominative أَسْمِيَاءُ
ʔasmiyāʔu		 الْأَسْمِيَاءُ
al-ʔasmiyāʔu		 سَمِيَّاتٌ
samiyyātun		 السَّمِيَّاتُ
as-samiyyātu
Accusative أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa		 الْأَسْمِيَاءَ
al-ʔasmiyāʔa		 سَمِيَّاتٍ
samiyyātin		 السَّمِيَّاتِ
as-samiyyāti
Genitive أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa		 الْأَسْمِيَاءِ
al-ʔasmiyāʔi		 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 (ʔasmiyāʔ), elative أَسْمَى (ʔasmā))

  1. homogeneous, of the same name
  2. 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
ʔasmiyāʔ		 الْأَسْمِيَاء
al-ʔasmiyāʔ		 سَمِيَّات
samiyyāt		 السَّمِيَّات
as-samiyyāt
Nominative أَسْمِيَاءُ
ʔasmiyāʔu		 الْأَسْمِيَاءُ
al-ʔasmiyāʔu		 سَمِيَّاتٌ
samiyyātun		 السَّمِيَّاتُ
as-samiyyātu
Accusative أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa		 الْأَسْمِيَاءَ
al-ʔasmiyāʔa		 سَمِيَّاتٍ
samiyyātin		 السَّمِيَّاتِ
as-samiyyāti
Genitive أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa		 الْأَسْمِيَاءِ
al-ʔasmiyāʔi		 سَمِيَّاتٍ
samiyyātin		 السَّمِيَّاتِ
as-samiyyāti
References

Noun

سَمِيّ • (samiyy) m (plural أَسْمِيَاء (ʔasmiyāʔ))

  1. 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
ʔasmiyāʔ		 الْأَسْمِيَاء
al-ʔasmiyāʔ		 أَسْمِيَاء
ʔasmiyāʔ
Nominative أَسْمِيَاءُ
ʔasmiyāʔu		 الْأَسْمِيَاءُ
al-ʔasmiyāʔu		 أَسْمِيَاءُ
ʔasmiyāʔu
Accusative أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa		 الْأَسْمِيَاءَ
al-ʔasmiyāʔa		 أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa
Genitive أَسْمِيَاءَ
ʔasmiyāʔa		 الْأَسْمِيَاءِ
al-ʔasmiyāʔi		 أَسْمِيَاءِ
ʔasmiyāʔi
Descendants
  • Gulf Arabic: سمي (simi)
References

Verb

سُمِّي • (summī) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of سَمَّ (samma)

Verb

سُمِيَ • (sumiya) (form I)

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of سَمَا (samā)

Verb

سِمِي • (simī) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of وَسَمَ (wasama)

Verb

سُمِي • (sumī) (form I)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of وَسُمَ (wasuma)

Verb

سَمِّي • (sammī) (form II)

  1. second-person feminine singular active imperative of سَمَّى (sammā)

Verb

سُمِّيَ • (summiya) (form II)

  1. third-person masculine singular past passive of سَمَّى (sammā)

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic سَمِيّ (samiyy).

Pronunciation
  • (Kuwait) IPA(key): /ˈsɪ.mi/

Noun

سِمي • (simi) m (feminine سمية (simīya))

  1. 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))

  1. 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?”)
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