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Given name · Arabic · Persian

سام

“black”

سام (sām) is a masculine given name from Proto-Indo-Iranian (ultimately Proto-Indo-European), meaning “black.” It is used in Arabic and Persian.

Arabic and PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Sâm.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

سام means “black.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

سام comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćyaHmás (“black”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃- (“darkness, shadow”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

سام’s family of names

In Persian usage, سام can be written in the Roman alphabet as Sâm. In Persian usage, سام can be written in the Roman alphabet as sām.

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