શામ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• شام — Lisan ud-Dawat

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

1. evening

   Synonyms: સાંજ (sā̃j), સંધ્યા (sandhyā), શબ (śab)

Etymology 2

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

Proper noun

શામ • (śām) m

1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Krishna
2. 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

1. Syria (a country in Western Asia)

   Synonym: સીરિયા (sīriyā)