शाम

See also: शमा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɑːm/, [ʃä̃ːm]

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian شام (šâm). Compare with Sanskrit श्यामा (śyāmā, “night, shadow”).

Noun

शाम • (śām) f (Urdu spelling شام)

1. evening

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   क्या शाम का समय आपके अनुकूल होगा?

   kyā śām kā samay āpke anukūl hogā?

   Will a time in the evening suit you?

   Synonym: सांझ (sāñjh)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma).

Proper noun

शाम • (śām) m (Urdu spelling شام)

1. an epithet of Krishna
2. a male given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Sham

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit शम्बा (śambā).

Noun

शाम • (śām) m (Urdu spelling شام)

1. ferrule (of a stick, etc.), metal end

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शाम”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “शाम”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɑː.mɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕɑː.mɐ/

Noun

शाम • (śāmá) stem, m

1. appeasing, reconciling
2. conciliation, reconciliation