Surname · also Turkish

Šamija

Šamija is a surname from Ottoman Turkish, ultimately from Arabic. It is used in Serbo-Croatian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Šamija comes from Ottoman Turkish, and ultimately from Arabic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Ottoman Turkish شامیه (şâmiya), from Arabic شَامِيَّة.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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