سمي

See also: سمى‎, سمی‎, and شمي‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the 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 (ʾasmiyāʾ), elative أَسْمَى‎ (ʾasmā))

high, lofty
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
Dual	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 ʾasmiyāʾ	الْأَسْمِيَاء‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾ	سَمِيَّات‎ samiyyāt	السَّمِيَّات‎ as-samiyyāt
Nominative	أَسْمِيَاءُ‎ ʾasmiyāʾu	الْأَسْمِيَاءُ‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾu	سَمِيَّاتٌ‎ samiyyātun	السَّمِيَّاتُ‎ as-samiyyātu
Accusative	أَسْمِيَاءَ‎ ʾasmiyāʾa	الْأَسْمِيَاءَ‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾa	سَمِيَّاتٍ‎ samiyyātin	السَّمِيَّاتِ‎ as-samiyyāti
Genitive	أَسْمِيَاءَ‎ ʾasmiyāʾa	الْأَسْمِيَاءِ‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾi	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 (ʾasmiyāʾ), elative أَسْمَى‎ (ʾasmā))

homogeneous, of the same name
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
Dual	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 ʾasmiyāʾ	الْأَسْمِيَاء‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾ	سَمِيَّات‎ samiyyāt	السَّمِيَّات‎ as-samiyyāt
Nominative	أَسْمِيَاءُ‎ ʾasmiyāʾu	الْأَسْمِيَاءُ‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾu	سَمِيَّاتٌ‎ samiyyātun	السَّمِيَّاتُ‎ as-samiyyātu
Accusative	أَسْمِيَاءَ‎ ʾasmiyāʾa	الْأَسْمِيَاءَ‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾa	سَمِيَّاتٍ‎ samiyyātin	السَّمِيَّاتِ‎ as-samiyyāti
Genitive	أَسْمِيَاءَ‎ ʾasmiyāʾa	الْأَسْمِيَاءِ‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾi	سَمِيَّاتٍ‎ samiyyātin	السَّمِيَّاتِ‎ as-samiyyāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سمي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Noun

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

namesake

Declension

Declension of noun سَمِيّ (samiyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَسْمِيَاء‎ ʾasmiyāʾ	الْأَسْمِيَاء‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾ	أَسْمِيَاء‎ ʾasmiyāʾ
Nominative	أَسْمِيَاءُ‎ ʾasmiyāʾu	الْأَسْمِيَاءُ‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾu	أَسْمِيَاءُ‎ ʾasmiyāʾu
Accusative	أَسْمِيَاءَ‎ ʾasmiyāʾa	الْأَسْمِيَاءَ‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾa	أَسْمِيَاءَ‎ ʾasmiyāʾa
Genitive	أَسْمِيَاءَ‎ ʾasmiyāʾa	الْأَسْمِيَاءِ‎ al-ʾasmiyāʾi	أَسْمِيَاءِ‎ ʾasmiyāʾi

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “سمي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen

Verb

سُمِّي • (summī) (form I)

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

Verb

سُمِيَ • (sumiya) (form I)

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

Verb

سِمِي • (simī) (form I)

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

Verb

سُمِي • (sumī) (form I)

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

Verb

سَمِّي • (sammī) (form II)

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

Verb

سُمِّيَ • (summiya) (form II)

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

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