Arabic vocabulary
الشَّامSyria
How to say “Syria” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
ثم يرسل الله عز وجل،ريحاً باردة من قبل الشام،
Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will send a cold wind from the direction of Syria,
الشَّامِ — Syria. This completes 'the direction of Syria', in the genitive as owner — the historical region of al-Sham. So the cold wind comes from the north.
From: The Return of Jesus →
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