الشَّأْمُ ذ , the name of a certain country [i. e. Syria], is masc. and fem.; (S;) sometimes masc.: (K:) and may also be pronounced الشَّامُ [as it commonly is in the present day]. (Msb.) ― -b2- [And as this country lies on the north of Arabia, الشَّأْمُ also signifies The northern region; opposed to اليَمَنُ.]
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