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sun in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- shams
- Arabizi
shams- Type
- noun · feminine
- Plural
- شُمُوس shumūs
- Root
- ش م س
How to use it
"شمس" is a feminine noun meaning the star at the center of our solar system. Its plural "شُموس" is rarely used, mostly in poetic contexts.
Example sentences
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الشَّمْسُ سَاطِعَةٌ اليَوْمَ.
al-shamsu sāṭiʿatun al-yawma.
The sun is shining today.
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نَحْنُ نَسْتَغِلُّ طَاقَةَ الشَّمْسِ.
naḥnu nastaghillu ṭāqat al-shamsi.
We use solar energy.
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غُرُوبُ الشَّمْسِ جَمِيلٌ.
ghurūbu al-shamsi jamīlun.
The sunset is beautiful.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
SUN workstation
محطة عمل من SUN
Praise the Sun!
حمّد الشمس!
Bottling the Sun
تعبئة الشمس في قوارير
The Sun Festival
احتفال الشمس:
Who made the sun?
من خلق الشمس؟
Sun and rain, rainbow.
شمس ومطر, قوس قُزح.
The sun is rising now.
تشرق الشمس الآن.
Ms. Sun Minqin (China)***
السيدة صن منكن (الصين)***
They have to track the sun, because they have to be pointing directly at the sun.
عليها تعقب الشمس، لأنها يجب أن موجهة على الشمس مباشرة
The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hurries to its place where it rises.
والشمس تشرق والشمس تغرب وتسرع الى موضعها حيث تشرق.
The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
والشمس تشرق والشمس تغرب وتسرع الى موضعها حيث تشرق.
The design of the Rising Sun symbolizes energy as powerful as the rising sun in parallel with the "rising sun" concept of Japan ("Land of the Rising Sun").
أنشئ الوسام في 10 أبريل 1875 بموجب مرسوم من مجلس الدولة الياباني، وتمثل شارته أشعة تنبعث من الشمس المشرقة التي ترمز إلى اليابان ("أرض الشمس المشرقة").
Questions and answers
Is "شمس" ever used in the plural?
Yes, in poetry or when speaking of multiple suns, e.g., "شُموس".
What adjective matches "شمس"?
Use feminine adjectives, e.g., "شمس ساطعة".
Related words and expressions
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