Sami (
Arabic
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سَمِيع ''samī‘''), also spelt as Samee and Sameeh, is an Arabic male given name literal meaning is "one who hears" or "sharp, keen hearing", "keen, vigorous, intense attentiveness
istening, "pious, loyal, dutiful, obedient, compliant", "hearer, listener". The name is an exaggerated form which stems from the original form of the male given name ''Sami'' (
Arabic
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سَامِع ''sāmi‘'').
''Al-Samī‘'' or ''As-Samī‘'' (
Arabic
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السَمِيع) is one of the
names of Allah meaning the" All-Hearer/ All-Hearing" - which the common expression that it is only Allah who hears and responds. According to Islamic tradition, a Muslim may not be given any of the names of God in exactly the same form. Likewise nobody may be named ''As-Samee'' (The All Hearing), but may be named ''Samee'' (Hearer). This is because of the belief that God is almighty and no human being is the equivalent to God.
The name Samee should not be confused with another Arabic name
Sami
Acronyms
* SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft
* Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company
* South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...
written as in Arabic. Sami is also given name in
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...
, America and many other countries. It has different origins and meanings. For example, the Arabic Sami means elevated or sublime. When spelled in English, it can be spelled as Sammy and often mistakenly confused as the abbreviated English name
Sammy
Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel (name), Samuel, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami_(name), Sami.
People Music
*Sammy Adams (born 1987), American rapper and songwriter
*Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), American so ...
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It is a convention to use either a prefix "''Abd-"'' or a suffix "-''Ullah"'' along the name, which gives meanings of Abdul Sami/ Abdul Samee - "the servant/slave of
All-Hearer/ All-Hearing" or Samiullah/ Sameeullah - "All-Hearer/ All-Hearing of God" respectively.
The female form of this name in Arabic is
Samiya (
سامية) meaning "one who listens".
People
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Mohammad Abdul-Samee Al-Dmeiri
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Samiya Mumtaz
See also
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Sami (name)
References
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Given names
Arabic masculine given names
Pakistani masculine given names