Sami

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/ˈsɑːmi//ˈsæmi/

noun

A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

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LappLaplanderLapplanderSaamiSameSaameSaame languageSami language
OriginNorthern Sami Sápmi ← Proto-Sami *sāmē →
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Meanings

Sami1

nounSami (plural Sami or Samis)

plural Samis · alternative Saami · alternative Sámi

  1. A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

    Synonyms: Lapp, Laplander

proper nounSami (plural Samis)

plural Samis · alternative Saami · alternative Sámi

  1. The Sami people, collectively.
  2. countableAny of the languages of the Sami people.
adjectiveSami (not comparable)

alternative Saami · alternative Sámi

  1. not comparableRelating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.

Sami2

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Arabic, feminine equivalent Samiyah.

Sami3

proper nounSami (plural Samis)

plural Samis

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.

Sami4

nounSami (plural Samis)

plural Samis

  1. alternativeAlternative form of swami.

SAMI5

nounSAMI (plural SAMIs)

plural SAMIs

  1. At West Point, a Saturday morning inspection of a cadet's room.

    Cadets loathe SAMIs because they are the most stringent of all inspections.

    2010, Terron Sims, With Honor in Hand, page 32

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

Similar
LappLaplander

More synonyms by meaning

nouna member of an indigenous nomadic people living in northern Scandinavia and herding reindeer

Similar
LappLapplanderSaamiSameSaame
Broader
European

nounthe language of nomadic Lapps in northern Scandinavia and the Kola Peninsula

Similar
LappSaamiSameSaameSaame languageSami languageSaami languageLapp languageSame language
Broader
LappicLappishLappic language
Also see
lapplappicsame

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Sami · noun, proper noun, adjective

  1. Proto-Sami*sāmē
  2. Northern Samisápmi
  3. Northern SamiSápmi
  4. EnglishSami

From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémijāˀ (“land”). Displaced native Old English Finn (the direct descendant is Finn (“person from Finland”)). More at Sápmi and Sami.

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Sami · proper noun

  1. Arabicسَامِي
  2. EnglishSami

Derived from Arabic سَامِي (sāmī), from the informal pronunciation of سَامٍ (sāmin, “high, exalted”).

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Sami · proper noun

From Samantha.

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Sami · noun

  1. Tamilசாமி
  2. Tamilசாமி
  3. EnglishSami

Borrowed from Tamil சாமி (cāmi).

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Translations

Arabic سَامِي
  • سَامِي (sāmī)male given name
Bulgarian саа́м
  • саа́м (saám)member of indigenous people of Lapland
Chinese Mandarin 薩米人 /萨米人, 薩米語 /萨米语
  • 薩米人 /萨米人 (Sàmǐ rén)member of indigenous people of Lapland
  • 薩米語 /萨米语 (Sàmǐ yǔ)any of the languages of the Sami
Danish same, lap
  • samemember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lapmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • laplændermember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • samiskany of the languages of the Sami
Dutch Same, Samisch
  • Samemember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Samischany of the languages of the Sami
  • Samischrelating to the Sami people or languages
Esperanto sameo, sameino
  • sameomember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • sameinomember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • laponomember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • laponinomember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • samearelating to the Sami people or languages
  • laponarelating to the Sami people or languages
Estonian saami, saami
  • saamiany of the languages of the Sami
  • saamirelating to the Sami people or languages
Finnish saamelainen, saame
  • saamelainenmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • saameany of the languages of the Sami
  • saamen kieliany of the languages of the Sami
  • saamelainenrelating to the Sami people or languages
French Sami, same
  • Samimember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • sameany of the languages of the Sami
  • samiany of the languages of the Sami
  • laponany of the languages of the Sami
  • samirelating to the Sami people or languages
  • samerelating to the Sami people or languages
  • laponrelating to the Sami people or languages
German Same, Samin
  • Samemember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Saminmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Samischany of the languages of the Sami
  • Samiany of the languages of the Sami
  • Saamiany of the languages of the Sami
  • Lappischany of the languages of the Sami
  • samischrelating to the Sami people or languages
  • lappischrelating to the Sami people or languages
Greek Σάμι, Σάμι
  • Σάμι (Sámi)member of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Σάμι (Sámi)any of the languages of the Sami
Hungarian számi, lapp
  • számimember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lappmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • számiany of the languages of the Sami
  • lappany of the languages of the Sami
  • számirelating to the Sami people or languages
  • lapprelating to the Sami people or languages
Irish Laplannach, Sámach
  • Laplannachmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Sámachmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Laplainnisany of the languages of the Sami
  • Sáimisany of the languages of the Sami
  • Laplannachrelating to the Sami people or languages
  • Sámachrelating to the Sami people or languages
  • Laplainniserelating to the Sami people or languages
  • Sáimiserelating to the Sami people or languages
Italian sami, lappone
  • samimember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lapponemember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • samiany of the languages of the Sami
  • lapponeany of the languages of the Sami
Japanese サーミ人, サーミ
  • サーミ人 (Sāmi jin)member of indigenous people of Lapland
  • サーミ (Sāmi)member of indigenous people of Lapland
  • サーミ語 (Sāmi-go)any of the languages of the Sami
Korean 사미어
  • 사미어 (Sami-eo)any of the languages of the Sami
Latin sami, lappo
  • samimember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lappomember of indigenous people of Lapland
Norwegian Bokmål same, samisk
  • samemember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • samiskany of the languages of the Sami
  • samiskrelating to the Sami people or languages
Persian سامی
  • سامی (sâmi)male given name
Polish Lapończyk, Laponka
  • Lapończykmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Laponkamember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • język lapońskiany of the languages of the Sami
  • lapońskirelating to the Sami people or languages
Portuguese lapão, lapónio
  • lapãomember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lapóniomember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lapôniomember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • saamimember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • samimember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lapãoany of the languages of the Sami
  • lapónioany of the languages of the Sami
  • lapônioany of the languages of the Sami
  • samiany of the languages of the Sami
  • samirelating to the Sami people or languages
  • lapãorelating to the Sami people or languages
  • lapôniorelating to the Sami people or languages
Russian саа́м, саа́мка
  • саа́м (saám)member of indigenous people of Lapland
  • саа́мка (saámka)member of indigenous people of Lapland
  • са́амский язы́к (sáamskij jazýk)any of the languages of the Sami
Slovak Laponec, Laponka
  • Laponecmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Laponkamember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Saammember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Sámmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lapončinaany of the languages of the Sami
  • saamčinaany of the languages of the Sami
  • sámčinaany of the languages of the Sami
Spanish sami
  • samiany of the languages of the Sami
Swedish same, samiska
  • samemember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • samiskamember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lappmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • lapskamember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • samiskaany of the languages of the Sami
  • samiskrelating to the Sami people or languages
  • lapskrelating to the Sami people or languages
Tagalog Lapon, Lapon
  • Laponmember of indigenous people of Lapland
  • Laponany of the languages of the Sami
  • Laponrelating to the Sami people or languages
Turkish Sami
  • Samimale given name
Urdu سامی
  • سامی (sāmī)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Sami

MiamitsunamisammytammyMurakamigrammyswamiorigamichamoissalamidammewhammybalmysammieTammiBeltramitammiejammyclammyramiehammyspammyumamilambie
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Anagrams

MaissiamAmissimaMisaIamsMasiISAMIsma
Cite this entry
APA

Sami. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sami

MLA

“Sami.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sami. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sami,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sami.

Source: Sami on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.