"Sham" meaning in Hausa

See Sham in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ʃâm/, [ʃâŋ] (note: Standard Kano Hausa) Forms: Shâm [canonical, feminine]
Etymology: From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ha|ar|الشام||the north}} Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”) Head templates: {{head|ha|proper noun|g=f|g2=|head=Shâm|sort=}} Shâm f, {{ha-proper noun|f|Shâm}} Shâm f
  1. Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East) Categories (place): Countries in Asia Synonyms: Sīr̃iyà
    Sense id: en-Sham-ha-name-5tH8FJe2 Categories (other): Syria, Hausa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hausa entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon
    Sense id: en-Sham-ha-name-WVNfGhD5
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "الشام",
        "4": "",
        "5": "the north"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shâm",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Shâm",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Shâm f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Shâm"
      },
      "expansion": "Shâm f",
      "name": "ha-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Countries in Asia",
          "orig": "ha:Countries in Asia",
          "parents": [
            "Countries",
            "Places"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ha",
          "name": "Syria",
          "orig": "ha:Syria",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Sham-ha-name-5tH8FJe2",
      "links": [
        [
          "Syria",
          "Syria#English:_Q858"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "West Asia",
          "West Asia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Middle East",
          "Middle East#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Sīr̃iyà"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon"
      ],
      "id": "en-Sham-ha-name-WVNfGhD5",
      "links": [
        [
          "Levant",
          "Levant"
        ],
        [
          "Syria",
          "Syria"
        ],
        [
          "Palestine",
          "Palestine"
        ],
        [
          "Israel",
          "Israel"
        ],
        [
          "Lebanon",
          "Lebanon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃâm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃâŋ]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sham"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hausa feminine nouns",
    "Hausa lemmas",
    "Hausa proper nouns",
    "Hausa terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Hausa terms derived from Arabic",
    "Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "الشام",
        "4": "",
        "5": "the north"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Shâm",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ha",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "Shâm",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Shâm f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "Shâm"
      },
      "expansion": "Shâm f",
      "name": "ha-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hausa",
  "lang_code": "ha",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "ha:Countries in Asia",
        "ha:Syria"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Syria (a country in West Asia in the Middle East)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Syria",
          "Syria#English:_Q858"
        ],
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ],
        [
          "West Asia",
          "West Asia#English"
        ],
        [
          "Middle East",
          "Middle East#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Sīr̃iyà"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the Levant: Syria, Palestine, Israel, Lebanon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Levant",
          "Levant"
        ],
        [
          "Syria",
          "Syria"
        ],
        [
          "Palestine",
          "Palestine"
        ],
        [
          "Israel",
          "Israel"
        ],
        [
          "Lebanon",
          "Lebanon"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃâm/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʃâŋ]",
      "note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sham"
}

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