سام
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سام¹
- /saː.min/
Where it comes from
Derived from the active participle of سَمَا (samā, “to be high, to be exalted”).
adjective سَامٍ · sāmin · سَامِي · سَامِيَة · سَامُون · سُمَاة
- high, lofty
- exalted, sublime
- emanating from the sultan or vizier
سام²
- /saːmm/
Where it comes from
Derived from the active participle of سَمَّ (samma, “to poison”).
adjective سَامّ · sāmm · سَامَّة · سَامُّون · سَامَّات · سَوَامّ
- poisonous, toxic
سام³
- /saː.ma/
verb سَامَ · sāma · يَسُومُ · سَوْم · سَائِم
- to rove, to pasture (camels, sheep, birds …)
- to offer for sale
- to urge, to demand, to compel, to impose, to afflict, etc. وَإِذْ أَنْجَيْنَاكُمْ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ ۖ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ
سام⁴
- /saː.ma/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Classical Syriac ܣܳܡ (sām, “to constitute, to establish, to set, to place, to install”).
verb سَامَ · sāma · يَسُومُ · سِيَامَة · سَائِم
- to ordain for ecclesiastical office
سام⁵
- /saːm/
Where it comes from
Compare Hebrew שֵׁם (šēm).
proper noun سَام · sām · -
- Shem
- a male given name, Sam
سام⁶
noun سَام · sām · السَّام · سَامٌ
-
death
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رُمْحِ بْنِ ٱلْمُهَاجِرِ، أَخْبَرَنَا ٱللَّيْثُ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ ٱبْنِ شِهَابٍ، أَخْبَرَنِي أَبُو سَلَمَةَ بْنُ عَبْدِ ٱلرَّحْمَنِ وَسَعِيدُ بْنُ ٱلْمُسَيَّبِ، أَنَّ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ أَخْبَرَهُمَا أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ ٱللَّٰهِ—صَلَّى ٱللَّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ—يَقُول
Similar: مَوْت
In English
Talk about this word "سام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. سام. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85 "سام." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85.Cite this
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title = {سام},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%85},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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