Crossword clues for saman
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Wiktionary
n. The rain tree ((taxlink Albizia saman species noshow=1))
WordNet
n. large ornamental tropical American tree with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle [syn: rain tree, monkeypod, monkey pod, zaman, zamang, Albizia saman]
Wikipedia
Saman may refer to:
- Saman, Rewa, a village in Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh, India
- Saman (Deus Ex), a fictional character in the video game Deus Ex: Invisible War
- Saman (name), Persian given name
- Saman, Iran, a city in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
- Saman, Hamadan, a city in Hamadan Province, Iran
- Saman, Ilam, a village in Ilam Province, Iran
- Saman, Kurdistan, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran
- Saman, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
- Saman, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
- Saman District, an administrative subdivision of Peru
- Saman District (Iran), an administrative subdivision of Iran
- Saman Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Iran
- Saman Khuda, 8th century ancestor of the Samanid Dynasty
- Saman tree, Albizia saman
- Saman (deity), a prominent Sri Lankan deity
- Saman (novel), a novel by Ayu Utami
- Saman, an album by Icelandic cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir
- saman (building material), a building material of clay and straw, used in Caucasus
- Saman (dance), an Indonesian traditional dance
- The Samans, a Chinese industrial metal band
According to Mahavamsa, the early chronicle of Sri Lanka, Saman is considered as one of the guardian deities of the island and Buddhism in the country. Natha, Upulvan, Vibhishana and Kataragama are the other guardian deities. Nayakkar dynasty from South India introduced the goddess Pattini replacing god Saman, during the period of Kandyan Kingdom. Saman is the guardian (patron deity) or the presiding deity of Saparagamuva and the Sri Pada mountain. Accordingly, his main shrine or devalaya is at Ratnapura, where an annual festival is held in his honor. Another major shrine dedicated to god Saman is situated at Mahiyangana in Uva Province of Sri Lanka.
Saman (or the dance of thousand hands) is one of the most popular dances in Indonesia. Its origin is from the Gayo ethnic group from Gayo Lues, Aceh province, Sumatra, and is normally performed to celebrate important occasions. The dance is characterized by its fast-paced rhythm and common harmony between dancers. These two elements are key figures of Saman, and are among the reasons Saman are widely known and practiced in Indonesia, beside being relatively easy to learn.
On November 24, 2011, UNESCO officially recognized Aceh's traditional Saman dance as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, which needs UNESCO's urgent protection.
The ASEAN Tourism Association (ASEANTA) named Saman dance as the best ASEAN cultural preservation effort at the 25th ASEANTA Awards for Excellence 2012.
Saman is a controversial Indonesian novel by Ayu Utami published in 1998. It is Utami's first novel, and depicts the lives of four sexually-liberated female friends, and a former Catholic priest, Saman, for whom the book is named. Written in seven to eight months while Utami was unemployed, Saman sold over 100,000 copies and ignited a new literary movement known as sastra wangi (originally used pejoratively) that opened the doors to an influx of sexually-themed literary works by young Indonesian women.
Saman deals explicitly with themes of sexuality, taboo for women writers in Indonesia at that time. She also writes about the supernatural and mysticism. Utami has said the stories reflect some of her personal experiences, such as her loss of religion which mirrors that of the priest, Saman. Utami also includes passages reflecting the destructiveness of Suharto's political authoritarianism; in later interviews she said the political realities reflected in Saman are still applicable to post-Suharto Indonesia.
Saman won the 1997 Jakarta Art Institute novel writing contest, which led to its publication. Critical reception was mixed. Some critics praised the richness of its language, while others derided the novel for its sexual explicitness and questioned whether it was Utami's own work. The novel eventually was hailed for its groundbreaking portrayal of a woman's views of sexuality. , it has been translated into six languages and won several awards, including the 1998 Jakarta Arts Council Novel Competition and the 2000 Prince Claus Award. A film adaptation is in the making.
Saman is a Middle Eastern female given name.
Usage examples of "saman".
Then he had Samae serve them tea and cakes while they watched the guards strike the camp, everything but the awning and the carpet under which the two sat.
Samen hadden ze zich over elk detail van de missie gebogen, de resultaten van honderden zelfstandige werkgroepen verzameld en beoordeeld, verschillen bijgeschaafd en aanwijzingen gegeven, om nieuw onderzoek, betere oplossingen en grondiger uitgewerkte plannen gevraagd.
Jimmy van de brug, waar hij samen met George reeksen beelden van de uitgestrekte ruimte tussen de middelste ster en de twee buitenste zonnen bestudeerde om een vage lijn of iets anders te ontdekken dat op het bestaan van een planeet kon wijzen.
Askama was tegen George aan het kletsen over een lang, ingewikkeld verhaal dat ze samen hadden verzonnen, tot ze Kinsa en Fayer zag en de kinderen wegliepen om te spelen.
Het kwam er nu maar hier op aan: hadden meneer en mevrouw iets tegen zijn persoon, of wilden zij de kinderen toestaan van elkander te houden en te wachten, tot zij samen de wereld konden ingaan, zonder al te groote waarschijnlijkheid, dat zij van honger zouden omkomen?
Many trees have been used: the saman, bread fruit, mango, mammet, sand box, pois doux, rubber, etc.
Marc zag de volgende dag dat de gerechten waar niemand iets van had genomen uit het assortiment waren verdwenen en die waarvan ze het meest hadden genoten opnieuw werden aangeboden, samen met andere etenswaren die ze nog niet eerder hadden gezien.
Even sierlijk als een oude honkballer gooide hij de steen naar de zee, die nu sprankelend in het ochtendlicht lag, maar zijn vingers werkten niet samen en de kei viel met een doffe slag in het zand.
And he hym thonkked throly, and ayther halched other, And seten soberly samen the seruise quyle.
Thenne comaunded the lorde in that sale to samen alle the meny, Bothe the ladyes on loghe to ly3t with her burdes Bifore alle the folk on the flette, freke3 he beddez Verayly his venysoun to fech hym byforne, And al godly in gomen Gawayn he called, Teche3 hym to the tayles of ful tayt bestes, Schewe3 hym the schyree grece schorne vpon rybbes.
The enemy commando was pinned by supporting fire from squadmates Astra and Saman, who were smart enough to let Bassiritz do the killing.