саман

Evenki

FWOTD – 6 August 2017

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-Tungusic *samān (shaman), compare Nanai сама̄н (samān) and Manchu ᠰᠠᠮᠠᠨ (saman) etc. Probably from Sanskrit श्रमण (śramaṇa, ascetic, monk, Sramana) or Pali samaṇa, likely via Middle Chinese 沙門 (shāmén).

    An alternative theory derives the Proto-Tungusic word from an ancestor of Nivkh чам (ț’am, eagle, shaman), but the direction of the borrowing is usually taken to be the reverse.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /samaːn/

    Noun

    сама̄н • (samān)

    1. shaman

    Declension

    Declension of сама̄н
    singular plural
    nominative сама̄н (samān) сама̄сэл (samāsəl)
    accusative definite сама̄нӈи (samānŋi) сама̄сэлӈи (samāsəlŋi)
    indefinite сама̄нмэ (samānmə) сама̄сэлвэ (samāsəlwə)
    dative сама̄нэ (samānə) сама̄сэлэ (samāsələ)
    allative сама̄нди (samānʒi) сама̄сэлди (samāsəlʒi)
    locative сама̄ннун (samānnun) сама̄сэлнун (samāsəlnun)
    prolative сама̄ндӯ (samāndū) сама̄сэлдӯ (samāsəldū)
    allative-locative сама̄ндула̄ (samāndulā) сама̄сэлдула̄ (samāsəldulā)
    allative-prolative сама̄нтыкӣ (samāntikī) сама̄сэлтыкӣ (samāsəltikī)
    ablative сама̄ндук (samānduk) сама̄сэлдук (samāsəlduk)
    elative сама̄нгит (samāngit) сама̄сэлгит (samāsəlgit)
    instrumental сама̄ндулӣ (samāndulī) сама̄сэлдулӣ (samāsəldulī)
    comitative сама̄кла̄ (samāklā) сама̄сэликла̄ (samāsəliklā)
    semblative сама̄клӣ (samāklī) сама̄сэликлӣ (samāsəliklī)

    Derived terms

    References

    • Vasilevič, G. M. (1958), “сама̄н”, in Эвэнкийско-Русский словарь [Evenki-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: GIS, page 342/2

    Russian

    Etymology

    From a Turkic language. See Turkish saman.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [sɐˈman]

    Noun

    сама́н • (samánm inan (genitive сама́на, nominative plural сама́ны, genitive plural сама́нов, relational adjective сама́нный)

    1. adobe (unburnt brick)
      по ме́ре затвердевания, сама́н скла́дывали в колонку с зазо́ром, что́бы быстре́е высыха́л
      po mére zatverdevanija, samán skládyvali v kolonku s zazórom, štóby bystréje vysyxál
      as soon as they hardened, the adobes were piled up in independent columns so that they dried faster
    2. air brick

    Declension

    Derived terms

    • сама́новый (samánovyj)

    Southern Altai

    Etymology 1

    From Persian زمان (zamân).

    Noun

    саман • (saman)

    1. time
      Synonym: ӧй (öy)

    Declension

    Inflection of саман
    singular plural
    absolute саман (saman) самандар (samandar)
    definite genitive саманныҥ (samannïŋ) самандардыҥ (samandardïŋ)
    dative саманга (samanga) самандарга (samandarga)
    definite accusative саманды (samandï) самандарды (samandardï)
    locative саманда (samanda) самандарда (samandarda)
    ablative саманнаҥ (samannaŋ) самандардаҥ (samandardaŋ)

    References

    • Verbickij, V. I. (1884), “саман”, in Словарь алтайского и аладагского наречий тюркского языка [Dictionary of Altaic and Aladag dialects of Turkic], Kazan

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Turkic *sāman.

    Noun

    саман • (saman)

    1. brick material

    Declension

    Inflection of саман
    singular plural
    absolute саман (saman) самандар (samandar)
    definite genitive саманныҥ (samannïŋ) самандардыҥ (samandardïŋ)
    dative саманга (samanga) самандарга (samandarga)
    definite accusative саманды (samandï) самандарды (samandardï)
    locative саманда (samanda) самандарда (samandarda)
    ablative саманнаҥ (samannaŋ) самандардаҥ (samandardaŋ)

    References

    • Čumakajev, A. E., editor (2018), “саман”, in Altajsko-russkij slovarʹ [Altaic–Russian Dictionary], Gorno-Altaysk: NII altaistiki im. S.S. Surazakova, →ISBN, page 566