شام

See also: سام

Arabic

Etymology 1

Proper noun

شَام (šām) m

  1. Only used in الشَام (aš-šām)

Etymology 2

From the root ش ي م (š-y-m).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaː.ma/

Verb

شَامَ (šāma) I, non-past يَشِيمُ‎ (yašīmu)

  1. to have sheathed, to have hidden, to have concealed
  2. to watch, to observe
  3. to expect, to conjecture
Conjugation

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1833), شام”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 473
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), شام”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1634
  • Wehr, Hans; Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), شام”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 690

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic شَام (šām).

Proper noun

شام (şâm)

  1. Damascus
  2. Syria

Etymology 2

From Persian شام (šâm).

Noun

شام (şâm)

  1. evening
  2. night

Persian

Etymology 1

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Noun

Dari Persian شام
Iranian Persian شام
Tajiki Persian шом (šom)

شام (šâm)

  1. (archaic) evening
  2. dinner, supper

Etymology 2

From Arabic شَام (šām).

Proper noun

شام (šâm)

  1. the city of Damascus
  2. the area of Greater Syria
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