سمی

See also: سمي, شمي, and سمى

Persian

Etymology 1

From سَمّ (samm, “poison”) +‎ ـی (-i, suffix forming adjectives).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sam.ˈmiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säm.míː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säm.míː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säm.míː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säm.mí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæm.míː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säm.mí]

Readings
Classical reading?	sammī
Dari reading?	sammī
Iranian reading?	sammi
Tajik reading?	sammi

Adjective

سمی • (sammi)

1. poisonous; toxic, venomous

   Synonyms: زهری (zahri), زهرآگین (zahr-âgin)

   مار سمی ― mâr-e sammi ― venomous snake

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سَمِيّ (samiyy).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [sa.ˈmiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.míː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.míː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [sä.míː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [sä.mí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæ.míː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [sä.mí]

Readings
Classical reading?	samī
Dari reading?	samī
Iranian reading?	sami
Tajik reading?	sami

Adjective

سمی • (sami) (archaic, literary)

1. high, lofty
2. exalted, sublime