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Definition: SHAMA |
SHAMANoun1. A saxicoline singing bird (Kittacincla macroura) of India, noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement it imitates the notes of other birds and various animals with accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut. |
"SHAMA" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a lamp", "mark". |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Shama Parwana (1954) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "SHAMA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "SHAMA" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 14 | 93,893 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
shama | 12 |
ding dong lama shama | 6 |
rumped shama white | 4 |
crowned shama white | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Chronicles Chapter 11, Verse 44 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ozia o astarwqi samma kai iihl uioi cwqan tou arari |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Ozias Astharothites Semma et Iaihel filii Hotam Aroerites |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jehiel the sons of Hothan the Aroerite, |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Uzzia the Ashterathite, Shama and Jeiel, the sons of Hotham the Aroerite, |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | 1 Chronicles Chapter 11, Verse 44 |
| Cebuano | Si Uzzias ang Astarotnon, si Samma ug si Jeiel mga anak nga lalake ni Hotham ang Aroernon, |
| Croatian | Uzija Aštaroæanin, ama i Jeiel, sinovi Aroerca Hotama; |
| Danish | Uzzija fra Asjtarot; Sjama og Je'uel, Aroeriten Hotams Sønner; |
| Dutch | Uzzia, de Asterathiet; Sama, en Jeiel, de zoon van Hotham, den Aroeriet; |
| Finnish | astarotilainen Ussia; Saama ja Jegiel, aroerilaisen Hootamin pojat; |
| French | Ozias, d`Aschtharoth. Schama et Jehiel, fils de Hotham, d`Aroër. |
| German | Usia, der Asthrathiter; Sama und Jaiel, die Söhne Hothams des Aroeriters; |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan Uzia, orang Asyterati, dan Syama dan Yeiel, kedua anak Hotam, orang Aroeri, |
| Italian | Uzzia di Astarot, Sama e Ieiel, figli di Cotam di Aroer, |
| Maori | Ko Utia Ahaterati, ko Hama raua ko Teiere, ko nga tama a Hotama Aroeri; |
| Norwegian | asteratitten Ussia; Sama og Je'uel, sønner av aroeritten Hotam; |
| Portuguese | Uzias, o asteratita; Sama e Jeiel, filhos de Hotão, o aroerita; |
| Rumanian | Ozia, din Awtarot. Wama wi Iehiel, fiii lui Hotam, din Aroer. |
| Spanish | Uzías, de Astarot; Sama y Jeiel, hijos de Hotam, de Aroer; |
| Swedish | astarotiten Ussia; Sama och Jeguel, aroeriten Hotams söner; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SHAMA": shamable, shaman, shamanic, shamanism, shamanisms, shamanist, shamanistic, shamanists, shamans, shamas. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "SHAMA" (pronounced 'Sha"ma'): Aboma, Adenoma, Adipoma, Amma, Amphiuma, Analemma, Arapaima, Aroma, Asthma, Atheroma, Bema, Blastema, BRAHMA, Brama, Bregma, Broma, Cauma, Ceroma, Chacma, Chiloma, Chloasma, Chondroma, Cima, Coloboma, Comma, Cosmorama, Croma, Cyclorama, Cytoblastema, Enigma, fibroma, GAMMA, gemma, Georama, Glama, Glaucoma, Glioma, gumma, hematoma, Hypoderma, karma, Kokama, Lecama, lemma, Lepisma, leucoma, Lima, lipoma, llama, Loma. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: amahs. | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-h-m-s" | |
-1 letter: aahs, amah, amas, hams, mash, sham. | |
-2 letters: aah, aas, aha, ama, ash, ham, has, mas, sha. | |
-3 letters: aa, ah, am, as, ha, hm, ma, sh. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-h-m-s" | |
+1 letter: ahimsa, almahs, ashman, ashram, asthma, halmas, hamals, hamzas, matsah, shaman, shamas, shazam. | |
+2 letters: ahimsas, ashamed, ashrams, asthmas, brahmas, chacmas, chasmal, chiasma, dharmas, grahams, hamadas, hamates, hamauls, hammals, hamzahs, malthas, marshal, matsahs, matzahs, quamash, sambhar, shamans, shammas, tamasha, yashmac, yashmak. | |
+3 letters: amphoras, archaism, bathmats, camshaft, chamades, champacs, champaks, charisma, chiasmal, chiasmas, chloasma, drachmas, gamashes, hammadas, hanumans, headsman, mahatmas, mahonias, mahuangs, marchesa, marshall, marshals, mastabah, masthead, pashadom, phantasm, sambhars, schemata, shamable, shamanic, shammash, stramash, tamashas, thalamus, trashman, yashmacs, yashmaks. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 48 41 4D 41 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... .... .- -- .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01001000 01000001 01001101 01000001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S H A M A |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 0048 0041 004D 0041 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5342354735 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage Frequency 4. Expressions: Internet | 5. Bible Trace 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Orthography 10. Bibliography |
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