Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "sama" ita ce sararin sararin samaniya wanda ake la'akari da shi a matsayin sararin samaniya, da alama marar iyaka, kuma wanda ba a san shi ba a sama da ƙasa, musamman idan an dauke shi a matsayin gidan Allah ko alloli. Hakanan yana iya nuni ga jikunan sama da suke bayyana a sararin sama, kamar rana, wata, da taurari. A cikin yare na yau da kullum, ana iya amfani da kalmar "sama" don bayyana mamaki ko jaddadawa, kamar yadda yake cikin "sama a sama!" ko kuma "na gode sammai."