samar

See also: Samar, sámar, Sámar, såmår, and šamar

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek σαμάρι (samári, “wooden donkey saddle, packsaddle”).

Noun

samar m

1. wooden donkey saddle (packsaddle), as opposed to shalë

Declension

Declension of samar

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	samar	samari	samarë	samarët
accusative		samarin
dative	samari	samarit	samarëve	samarëve
ablative			samarësh

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺amar/ [s̺a.mar]
• Rhymes: -amar, -ar
• Hyphenation: sa‧mar

Adverb

samar (not comparable)

1. somewhat, rather

Derived terms

• samarrik
• samartu

Further reading

• “samar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “samar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Icelandic

Pronoun

samar

1. nominative/accusative feminine plural of samur (“the same (usually in negative expressions)”)

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsamar/ [ˈsa.mar]
• Rhymes: -amar
• Syllabification: sa‧mar

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay samar.

Adjective

samar (comparative lebih samar, superlative paling samar)

1. dim, vague
2. indistinct, unclear.
3. obscure
4. hidden
5. secret
6. mysterious, inconspicuous, unknown
7. covert.
8. disguised, masked.

Derived terms

• bersamar
• kesamaran
• menyamar
• menyamarkan
• penyamar
• penyamaran
• samar-samar
• samaran
• samarkan
• sesamar
• tersamar
• tersamarkan

• samar muka

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese samar (“apprehensive, worried”).

Adjective

samar (comparative lebih samar, superlative paling samar)

1. apprehensive, worried

   Synonyms: khawatir, waswas

Further reading

• “samar”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samar/

Adjective

samar (comparative lebih samar, superlative paling samar)

1. dim, faint, unclear, vague, indistinct

   Cahaya itu semakin samar. ― The light is getting dimmer.

2. (figuratively) uncertain or ambiguous (especially about a situation or perception)

   Ingatannya terhadap peristiwa itu sudah samar. ― His memory of the event has become vague.

Derived terms

• kesamaran — vagueness, obscurity
• menyamar — to disguise oneself, to conceal one’s identity
• penyamar — impersonator, one who disguises
• penyamaran — disguise, impersonation
• bersamar — to be disguised, to be dim

Descendants

• > Indonesian: samar (inherited)

Old Norse

Adjective

samar

1. strong feminine nominative/accusative plural of samr

Determiner

samar

1. feminine nominative/accusative plural of samr

Noun

samar

1. indefinite nominative plural of sami

Polish

Chemical element (edit)
Sm Atomic number 62 samar
Classification data Period 6 Group 3 Block f-block Class lanthanide
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Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.mar/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -amar
• Syllabification: sa‧mar

Noun

samar m inan

1. samarium (chemical element, Sm, atomic number 62)

Declension

Declension of samar

	singular
nominative	samar
genitive	samaru
dative	samarowi
accusative	samar
instrumental	samarem
locative	samarze
vocative	samarze

Further reading

• “samar”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)