shammas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of shamash.
name
  1. A surname from Arabic.

Word forms

shammas shammasim Shammases

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شماس (šammās, “deacon, sexton”), a popular surname in the Christian community.

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