سامان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian sʾmʾn' (sāmān, “limit, boundary”), related to سامه‎ (sâme, “condition, bet”). Cognate with Mazanderani سامون‎ (sāmun, “land, border”). Akin to Old Armenian սահման (sahman); an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sɑːˈmɑːn/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /sɑːˈmɑːn/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /sɒːˈmɒːn/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /sɔˈmɔn/

Noun

سامان • (sâmân)

boundary, limit, place where any sign or mark is placed to separate one field from another, a balk
side, quarter
city, town
home
household furniture, baggage

Derived terms

سامان دادن‎ (sâmân dâdan)
سر و سامان‎ (sar-o-sâmân)

Descendants

→ Bengali: সামান (saman)
→ Hindustani:
→ Hindi: सामान (sāmān)

→ Urdu: سامان‎ (sāmān)
→ Nepali: सामान (sāmān)
→ Punjabi: ਸਮਾਨ m (samān)
→ Sindhi: سامانُ‎ (sāmānu)

Proper noun

سامان • (sâmân)

a male given name, Saman, from Middle Persian

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “سامان”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Noun

سامان • (sāmān) m (Hindi spelling सामान)

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