Shamu
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic الشام (aš-šām, “the north”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun edit
Shamu
- (historical) Greater Syria, the Levant (region comprising the lands around the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)
- (proscribed) Syria (a country in the Middle East) (modern country)
Synonyms edit
- (modern country): Siria