sentences:  However, it is in fact an unabbreviated Arabic name derived from the verb "samaa" (سما) and "yasmo" (يسمو) which means to transcend.This is from the root "samaa" (سما,سمو) which means to be high, elevated, eminent, prominent.The feminine version of this name in Arabic is Samiya or Samia (سامِيَة).