ساما

Uyghur

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɑmɑ/

Etymology 1

From Arabic سَمَاء (samāʔ).

Noun

ساما • (sama) (plural سامىلار (samilar))

  1. (poetic) the sky, heavens

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَمَاع (samāʕ), verbal noun of سَمِعَ (samiʕa, “to hear”).

Noun

ساما • (sama) (plural سامىلار (samilar))

  1. (Islam, Sufism) the dance of the Whirling Dervishes

Further reading
  • Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN
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