Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shams

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.65 in modern English

Syllables: shams
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname from Arabic.

name

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *śamš- Arabic شَمْس (šams)bor. English Shams Borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams).

Inflected Forms

Shamses (plural)

Questions

What does shams mean?: plural of sham
Where does shams come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *śamš- Arabic شَمْس (šams)bor. English Shams Borrowed from Arabic شَمْس (šams).

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