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Where does “الشام” come from?

الشام (Arabic) comes from Arabic الشَّام.

الشام (Arabic): the north

Definitions

  1. the north

Ancestry of “الشام”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالشَّام—

Words derived from “الشام”

  • Mshamu
  • Bahari ya Shamu
  • Shamu
  • Sham
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