Shamu

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Shamu

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).

proper noun

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)

Similar: Siria

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"Shamu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sw/shamu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Shamu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sw/shamu

Chicago

"Shamu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sw/shamu.

BibTeX

@misc{shamu_2026,
  title = {Shamu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sw/shamu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}