"Shams" meaning in English

See Shams in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Shamses [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic شمس (šams, “sun”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|شمس|t=sun|tr=šams}} Arabic شمس (šams, “sun”), {{root|en|ar|ش م س}} Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Shams (plural Shamses)
  1. A surname from Arabic.
    Sense id: en-Shams-en-name-taWjpCcX Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{head|en|proper noun form}} Shams
  1. plural of Sham Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Sham
    Sense id: en-Shams-en-name-vHwTixj5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Shams meaning in English (1.3kB)

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