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How to pronounce Shama How to pronounce Shama?

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Pronunciation of Shama in India

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Pronunciation of Shama in United States

In United States, Shama is primarily classified as a female name. The American pronunciation, specifically in Marblehead, Ohio, United States, is

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sh aw m uh
  • sh sounds like the 'sh' in ship
  • aw sounds like the 'aw' in law
  • m sounds like the 'm' in me
  • uh sounds like the 'u' in up

"[ syll. (s)ha-ma, sh-ama ] The girl name Shama is pronounced -SHAAMah †. Shama's origin is Arabic, and its use, Arabic and Indian. Derived literally from the word shama which means 'light, flame, candle'. Shama is a baby girl name of irregular use. It is not listed in the top 1000. † approx English pronunciation for Shama: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)""

Type of Name: Forename
Gender: Female
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Light, Flame, Candle


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Pronunciation of Shama in United States

In United States, Shama is primarily classified as a female name. The American pronunciation, specifically in Marblehead, Ohio, United States, is

Shaum-uh

"[ syll. (s)ha-ma, sh-ama ] The girl name Shama is pronounced -SHAAMah †. Shama's origin is Arabic, and its use, Arabic and Indian. Derived literally from the word shama which means 'light, flame, candle'. Shama is a baby girl name of irregular use. It is not listed in the top 1000. † approx English pronunciation for Shama: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)""

Type of Name: Forename
Gender: Female
Origin: Arabic
Meaning: Light, Flame, Candle


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Pronunciation of Shama in Western India

The pronunciation of Shama is

in Urdu, Hindustani, Hindi and Gujarati, it is pronounced as:
shuM(gum)aa(arm)

"Actual Urdu (not Arabic) pronounciation is sham(a)+aa but for convenience, it is spoken as shamaa or even shammaa. This practice is common in poetry so as to fit into a particular meter."

Type of Name: First Name Female. Means Flame, Lit Candle, L Lamp
Origin: Arabic
Other spelling(s): Sham'aa


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In the southeastern corner of London lies Greenwich, a borough famous for marking the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), the imaginary line that separates the eastern and western halves of the world.

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