Shamu
Appearance
Swahili
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Shamu
- (historical) Greater Syria, the Levant (region comprising the lands around the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
- (proscribed) Syria (a country in the Middle East) (modern country)
Synonyms
[edit]- (modern country): Siria