"Sham" meaning in English

See Sham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Shams [plural]
Etymology: It could be from Arabic شَام (šām, literally “Syria”), from which it spread also to Gujarat. Perhaps also an altered spelling of French Cham. Etymology templates: {{der|en|ar|شَام|lit=Syria|tr=šām}} Arabic شَام (šām, literally “Syria”), {{root|en|ar|ش ء م}}, {{der|en|fr|Cham}} French Cham Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Shams}} Sham (plural Shams)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Sham-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): Arabic terms with redundant transliterations, English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 76 17 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 15 6

Inflected forms

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