saman
{noun} [Generate paradigm] 1. times
♦ u saman {noun} modern times, new age
♦ tenijə̑se saman {noun} modern times, contemporary age
♢ saman βesemeš {sentence} times are changing
2. age, era, epoch, period
♦ pulamə̑r saman {noun} period of unrest
♦ soβet saman {noun} Soviet period
3. {politics} system, order
♦ kugə̑žan saman {noun} czarist system
4. conditions, living conditions
♢ saman törlanen {sentence} things started looking up in life
♦ ilə̑š saman {noun} conditions, living conditions
~ USAGE AS A MODIFIER ~
♦ saman pale {noun} sign of the times