الشَّأْمُ
Root: شأم
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الشَّأْمُ
, the name of a certain country [i. e. Syria], is masc. and fem.; sometimes masc.: and may also be pronounced الشَّامُ [as it commonly is in the present day].
2 [And as this country lies on the north of Arabia, الشَّأْمُ also signifies The northern region; opposed to اليَمَنُ.]
2 [And as this country lies on the north of Arabia, الشَّأْمُ also signifies The northern region; opposed to اليَمَنُ.]
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