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Arabic word

شام

Greater Syria

Type
Proper Noun

Example

الشام أرض مباركة.

Greater Syria is a blessed land.

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تقريبًا 5 ساعات حتى يخرجوا من الشام. Approximately 5 hours until they leave Damascus.
ولم تكن الحال أفضل في بر الشام
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Words from the same root

ش ء م

Arabic words grow from roots. These words share the root of شام, so their meanings are related: learn them together.

All words from the root ش ء م

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