saam adjective English. Wide, as of the overhang of a roof; deep, as of a wound or depth of a post. Example sentence: Subanen. Kig balay nilan kia, melengas gupia kebaal dun, pu' mesaami silinganen muka' pelakpasen. English. That house of theirs is really built nicely, for the roof has a wide overhang beyond its walls. Generic. dalem