Шом

See also: шом

Tajik

Etymology

    Inherited from Classical Persian شَام (šām), borrowed from Arabic شَام (šām).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃom/, [ʃɔm]

    Noun

    Шом • (Šom) (Persian spelling شام)

    1. Levant (a cultural region of Western Asia consisting of the eastern Mediterranean countries, i.e. Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Cyprus)
    2. Damascus (the capital city of Syria; an ancient settlement, the ancient capital of various polities, most notably the Umayyad Caliphate from 661 to 744 CE and Aram-Damascus, existing from the 12th to 8th centuries BCE)

    Further reading

    • “Шом”, in Вожаҷӯ / واژه‌جو [Vožajü] (in Tajik), 2025
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