Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z sagum A cloak, worn in ancient times by the Gauls, early Germans, and Roman soldiers, made of a rectangular piece of (usually red) coarse cloth and fastened on the right shoulder. Saguma A barangay of Bayugan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. Sagun A surname from Spanish. a variant of Sahagun. Saguntine An inhabitant of Saguntum. Sagunto A town in Valencia, in eastern Spain. sagvandite A form of orthopyroxenite containing bronzite and magnesite. sagwan The teak tree. sagwire Synonym of sagueir (palm wine made from Arenga pinnata). Saha A surname from Bengali. Sahab A municipality southwest of Amman, Jordan. sahabi A (usually male) companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Sahadeo A surname from Hindi. Sahadeva In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the fifth and last of the Pandava brothers; son of Madri and Pandu. Sahagian A surname from Armenian. Sahagun A surname from Spanish. Sahaguntine Of or relating to Bernardino de Sahagún (1499–1590), Franciscan friar, missionary priest and pioneering ethnographer who participated in the Catholic evangelization of colonial New Spain (now Mexico). Sahaj A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Sahaja a style of discipline in Indian spirituality and Dharmic traditions sahajdhari A person who holds Sikh religious beliefs but does not follow all of the associated cultural practices. Sahakian A surname from Armenian. Sahakyan A surname from Armenian, equivalent to English Isaacson. Sahalie A female given name from Chinook. Sahamalaza A national park located in the Sofia region of northwestern part of Madagascar Sahaptin A member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Sahar A female given name from Arabic, used in Arabic countries, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Sahara A desert mostly in North Africa and the largest hot desert in the world. Saharan of or pertaining to the Sahara desert Saharanpur A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, in northern India. sahari Synonym of suhur. Saharic Synonym of Saharan. Saharsa A district of Bihar, India. Sahdev A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Sahel A region of Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south. Sahelian Of or pertaining to the Sahel. Saher A unisex given name. Sahewamish A Northwest Native American tribe of Lushootseed-speaking Coast Salish people. sahib A term of respect for a white European or other man of rank in colonial India. sahibah A lady; a mistress; a female superior (used as a term of respect). sahibdom The condition of being a person of rank, especially a British person, in colonial India. Sahibganj A district of Jharkhand, India. sahibji sahib (as a respectful term of address) Sahidic A Coptic dialect that was spoken in southern Egypt. sahih Authentic: said of a hadith that has been preserved and transmitted accurately. Sahin A surname. Sahitya A male given name from Sanskrit used in India. Sahiwal Any of a breed of short-horned dairy cattle originating from the Sahiwal district. Sahl A surname. Sahla A surname. Sahli A surname. sahlinite A mineral composed of an arsenide, oxide and chloride of lead. Sahlins A surname Sahlinsian Of or relating to Marshall Sahlins (1930–2021), prominent American anthropologist. SAHM A surname. sahme An old Egyptian unit of area. Sahni A surname from Punjabi. Saho A member of a Hamitic people of Eritrea and Ethiopia. Sahoo A surname from Odia. Sahota A surname from Punjabi. Sahr A surname. SAHRA A female given name, variant of Sarah Sahrawi Of, from, or pertaining to Western Sahara, the Sahrawi people or their language Hassaniya Arabic. Sahu In ancient Egyptian mythology, a type of spiritual body which the Khu can inhabit. sahui A marmoset: a sagoin. sahukar A moneylender. Sahul The continent that contains the islands of Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania, especially during the ice ages of the Pleistocene when these were connected by solid land. sahwa A series of political purges in the late 15th and 16th centuries, during which sarim scholars were persecuted by political rivals. sai A handheld weapon with three prongs, used in some Oriental martial arts. Saia A surname from Italian. saibara A genre of accompanied vocal Japanese court music that existed during the Heian period in the Nara and Kyoto regions. saibling A char of Europe (Salvelinus alpinus). saic A kind of ketch heavily used in the Black Sea, Tisa, Danube and Sava said Mentioned earlier; aforesaid. saidan A Japanese Buddhist altar. Saidi A surname from Arabic. Saidian Of or relating to Edward Said (1935–2003), Palestinian American literary theorist and public intellectual who helped found the critical-theory field of postcolonialism. Saidiya A female given name. Saidpur A city in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. saif A type of Arabian sword. saiga Saiga tatarica, an antelope which inhabits a vast area between Kalmykia, Kazakhstan, southern Siberia. Saige A surname transferred from the nickname. Saighton A village in Aldford and Saighton parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ4462). Saigon The former name of Ho Chi Minh City, the largest city in Vietnam; the former capital of South Vietnam. Saigoneer A person from Saigon. Saigonese Pertaining to Saigon. Saiha A district of Mizoram, India. saijan Moringa oleifera, the drumstick tree. Saikat A male given name from Bengali used in India. saikei The art of creating miniature landscapes with living trees, rocks, water, etc., each landscape in a single tray. Saikhom A Meitei surname from Manipuri Saiki A surname. saikosaponin Any of a particular class of triterpenoid saponins that have an effect on apoptosis sail A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination of mast, spars and ropes. sailab A flood. sailable That can be sailed. sailage The sails of a boat, taken collectively. sailaufite A monoclinic-domatic mineral containing arsenic, calcium, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sodium. sailboard A recreational device consisting of a surfboard with a small sail on a flexible mast. sailboarder A person who uses a sailboard and practices the sport of sailboarding. sailboarding The sport of recreational activity of using a sailboard. windsurfing. sailboat A boat propelled by a sail. sailboater One who sails a sailboat. sailboating The act of travelling in a sailboat. sailcloth A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats. sailcraft A boat with one or more sails. sailduck Duck (a type of fabric) used as sailcloth. sailed Having a specified kind or number of sail. sailer That which sails; a sailboat. Sailesh A male given name from India, meaning god or lord of the mountain. sailfin A saillike dorsal fin. sailfish A fish of the genus Istiophorus, having a characteristic sail-like fin on its back. sailflying Flight in a sailplane. sailing Travelling by ship. sailingly With a sailing motion. sailless Lacking a sail. saillike Having the form of a sail sailmaker One whose occupation is to make or repair sails. sailmaking The occupation of making sails. sailor A person who sails; one whose occupation is sailing or navigating ships or other waterborne craft. sailoress A female sailor. sailoring The trade or business of a sailor. sailorize To do the work of a sailor. sailorless Without any sailors. sailorlike Resembling or characteristic of a sailor. sailorly Befitting a sailor. sailorman A male sailor. sailorproof Resistant to damage caused by sailors. sailorwoman A female sailor. sailory Resembling or characteristic of a sailor. sailpast A parade of boats. sailplane A glider that is optimised for soaring and is equipped with fixed wings and fuselage. sailplaner One who flies a sailplane. sailpunk A subgenre of speculative fiction, focusing on life at sea during the eras of exploration and piracy. sailray The ray (fish) Rajella lintea. sailroom A room on a ship for the storage of sails. sails The sailmaker on board ship. sailship sailing ship sailsman A male sailor. sailwear Clothing designed to be worn while sailing. sailworthiness Of a boat, the characteristic of being sailworthy; suitability for sailing; seaworthiness. sailworthy Of a ship, in a condition suitable for sailing; seaworthy. saily Resembling a sail, or sailing. sailyard A yard (spar or shaft) to which the sails of a ship are bent (tied or fastened to). sailyarn Yarn used in the manufacture, repair, or rigging of sails; sailing-twine. saimin A Hawaiian noodle soup garnished with green onions. saimiri any member of Saimiri, a taxonomic genus of South American arboreal monkeys, a squirrel monkey saimirine Of or relating to the Saimirinae. Saimon A surname. sain To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone. Saindon A surname. Saine A surname.