शमा

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शमा

/ʃə.mɑː/ Hindi, Standard
[ʃɐ.mäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian شَمْع (šam'), from Arabic شَمْع (šamʕ). First attested in c. 1564 as Middle Hindi شَمْع (śm' /⁠śam'⁠/). Compare Bengali শামা (śama).

noun śamā · شَمْع · शमा · शमाएँ · शमाओं

feminine, poetic, rare candle; lamp
Similar: बत्ती, मोमबत्ती
feminine, poetic, rare candlestick
feminine, poetic, rare wax
Similar: मोम
feminine, poetic, rare the Light of God

In English

candle a light source

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"शमा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {शमा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}