શામ

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Gujarati

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شام (šām) from Proto-Iranian *xšáfnyah. Cognate with Sanskrit क्षप् (kṣap, night); despite phonetic and semantic similarity, unrelated to Sanskrit श्यामा (śyāmā, night, shadow), which derives from a different root.

Noun

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Gujarati શામ
Perso-Arabic شام

શામ (śāmf

  1. evening
    Synonyms: સાંજ (sā̃j), સંધ્યા (sandhyā), શબ (śab)

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, black, dark).

Proper noun

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શામ (śāmm

  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Krishna
  2. a male given name, Sham, from Sanskrit

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شام (šām), from Arabic شَام (šām). Compare Hindi शाम (śām).

Proper noun

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શામ (śāmm

  1. Syria (a country in Western Asia)
    Synonym: સીરિયા (sīriyā)