શામ
Gujarati
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑm/
- Rhymes: -ɑm
- Hyphenation: શામ
Etymology 1
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
શામ • (śām) f
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “black, dark”).
Proper noun
શામ • (śām) m
- (Hinduism) an epithet of Krishna
- a male given name, Sham, from Sanskrit
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Classical Persian شام (šām), from Arabic شَام (šām). Compare Hindi शाम (śām).
Proper noun
શામ • (śām) m
- Syria (a country in Western Asia)
- Synonym: સીરિયા (sīriyā)