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Saman

[ sah-mahn ]

/ ˈsɑ mɑn /

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a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.

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Words nearby Saman

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How to use Saman in a sentence

From that universal sacrifice sprang the Ric and Saman verses, the metres and Yajush.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1|Andrew Lang
And the holy Soma-drinkers pressed the sacred Soma plant, And performed the pure savana with the solemn saman chant.
Maha-bharata|Anonymous
Brtt bar saman fund eira; rhallr spuri hann at nafni, en hann kvez Glmr heita.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Hann tk vi fjrvarveizlu, ok var honum ltit fyrir v; hann var hljmikill ok dimmraddar, ok fit stǫkk allt saman, egar hann hai.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers

At its entrance rises a great Tamarind, and a still greater Saman; both have leaves like a Mimosa—as the engraving shows.
At Last|Charles Kingsley