sāmí ind. (g. svar-ādi) too soon, prematurely (with √ muṣ, ‘to steal in anticipation’), [MaitrS.]; [TS.]; [Br.]
incompletely, imperfectly, partially, half (often in comp. with a p.p. [Pāṇ. ii, 1, 27]), ib. &c. &c.
[cf. Gk. ἡμι-, ἥμισυς, Lat. sēmi, sēmis.]