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Where does “Shamu” come from?
Shamu (Swahili) comes from Arabic الشام, from Arabic الشَّام.
Shamu
(Swahili): Greater Syria
Definitions
Greater Syria
Ancestry of “Shamu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Arabic
الشام
the north
2
Arabic
الشَّام
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Words derived from “Shamu”
Bahari ya Shamu
Mshamu
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