English
Shammas
Shammas comes from Arabic شماس ‘deacon, sexton’, and goes back to Classical Syriac ܫܡܫܐ.
- Classical Syriacmodernܫܡܫܐšammāšā‘deacon’
- Arabicc. 500–presentشماسšammās‘deacon, sexton’
- EnglishtodayShammas
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Classical Syriacmodernܫܡܫܐšammāšā‘deacon’
- Arabicc. 500–presentشماسšammās‘deacon, sexton’
- EnglishtodayShammas
Every English word from Classical Syriac ܫܡܫܐ
Today it means
name A surname from Arabic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Classical Syriac ܫܡܫܐ / Shammas