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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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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.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Saman says working illegally in a car wash, barbershop or mini-mart would have been very easy to do, but he told us he would never have done that.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Saman later called Shaxawan asking for a second meeting, and Shaxawan suggested they meet at RKS Solicitors in Huddersfield.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

ID documents sent to Saman by phone swiftly after his meeting with Shaxawan, revealed that the potential ghost director was a 28-year-old from Iran called Bryar Mohammed Zada.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

From the votaries of Saman I entered another crowd, assembled round a gayly decorated building, which I at once perceived was a Hindoo temple.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various