Saman

American  

[sah-mahn] / ˈsɑ mɑn /

noun

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

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Example Sentences

The two, who we are calling Saman and Ali, are Kurdish reporters who have both lived legally in the UK for years.

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Saman and Ali also managed to secretly film one of those at the centre of the network, who claimed that he could erase government fines of up to £60,000 faced by those employing illegal workers.

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Saman entered the country illegally, having fled Kurdistan - a region that straddles the borders of Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria but which is not internationally recognised as a country - because his life was at risk.

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Saman and Ali have both been monitoring social media reaction to the BBC investigation from inside the Kurdish community and say it has sparked intense anger for some.

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"We are not spies, and we have no intention of harming the Kurdish community," Saman says.

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