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How do you say "sunny" in Arabic?
شمس
Shams
In Arabic, "sunny" is شمس.
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Pronunciation
Pronounce as SHAMS. One syllable extended. Rhymes with 'bums'.
Writing and usage
Shams is five letters with seen-ha at the start and meem-seen at the end. The ha and meem are emphatic.
Example sentence
اليوم شمس
Today is sunny.
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How to remember شمس
Shams is actually the word for sun. Sunny places are full of shams, I mean suns.
Related words
- eighty-four أربعة وتمانين arba'a witamaneen
- eighty-six ستة وتمانين sitta witamaneen
- light ضوء daw'
- ninety-nine تسعة وتسعين tis'a witiseen
- rich غني ghaniun
- small صغير saghir
- thirty-five خمسة وتلاتين khamsa witalateen
- thirty-nine تسعة وتلاتين tis'a witalateen
- white أبيض Abyad
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Questions about شمس
How do you say "sunny" in Arabic?
In Arabic, "sunny" is شمس. It is a noun.
How is شمس written in Arabic?
Shams is five letters with seen-ha at the start and meem-seen at the end. The ha and meem are emphatic.
How is شمس used in a sentence?
Use شمس as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: اليوم شمس (Today is sunny.).
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