Where does “Sham” come from?

Sham (Hausa) comes from Arabic الشام, from Arabic الشَّام.

Sham (Hausa): the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon

Definitions

  1. the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon

Ancestry of “Sham”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالشامthe north
2Arabicالشَّام—
Every word from Arabic الشَّام →Every word from Arabic الشام →
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