саман

Alternative forms

• шама̄н (şamān) – sh-dialects
• хама̄н (hamān) – h-dialects

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *samān (“shaman”), compare Nanai сама̄н. Probably from Sanskrit श्रमण (śramaṇa, “ascetic, monk, Sramana”) or Pali samaṇa, likely via Chinese 沙門 (shāmén).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /samaːn/

Noun

сама̄н • (samān)

1. shaman

References

• Vasilevič, G. M. (1958), “сама̄н”, in Evɛnkijsko-Russkij slovarʹ [Evenki-Russian dictionary] (in Russian), Moscow: GIS, page 342/2

Etymology

From a Turkic language. See Turkish saman.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɐˈman]

Noun

сама́н • (samán) m inan (genitive сама́на, nominative plural сама́ны, genitive plural сама́нов)

1. adobe (unburnt brick)
   • по мере затвердевания, саман складывали в колонку с зазором, чтобы быстрее высыхал

     po mere zatverdevanija, saman skladyvali v kolonku s zazorom, štoby bystreje vysyxal

     as soon as they hardened, the adobes were piled up in independent columns so that they dried faster

2. air brick
   • 1887, А. П. Берже, Посольство А. П. Ермолова в Персию

     одновременно с прибытием посольства в саман-арки, были доставлены в султаниэ императорские подарки

     odnovremenno s pribytijem posolʹstva v saman-arki, byli dostavleny v sultanie imperatorskije podarki

     simultaneous to the arrival of the embassy to the air brick archway, gifts were delivered to the imperial sultanate