شَمْس
shams
Noun
Meaning
sun
Usage
Means 'sun.' Feminine noun in Arabic. Used in common expressions like تَحْت الشَّمْس (under the sun / in the sun) and شَمْس وْشِتَا (sun and rain at the same time, a common Lebanese weather expression).
Morphology
Genderfeminine
Examples
شَمْس وَ جَبَل.
Sun and mountain.
الشَّمْس كْتِير قَوِيَّة الْيَوْم.
The sun is very strong today.
مَا تِقْعُد تَحْت الشَّمْس كْتِير.
Don't sit in the sun too long.
Root
ش م س
