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