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The name means "little sun", as a diminutive of shams, the Arabic word meaning "sun", [2] and the work is often stylised as a sunburst. It is characterized by the recurrent motifs present in Islamic art, such as the use of geometrical floral or vegetal forms in a repetitive design known as an arabesque.
Toggle Non-Islamic names subsection. 2.1 Pre-Islamic. 2.2 Arab Christian. 3 References. 4 External links. Toggle the table of contents. List of Arabic theophoric ...
The traditional samsa is often baked in the tandoor, which is a special clay oven. [1] The dough can be a simple bread dough or a layered pastry dough. The most common filling for traditional samsa is a mixture of minced lamb and onions, but chicken, minced beef and cheese varieties are also quite common from street vendors. Samsas with other ...
Pakistani surnames are divided into three categories: Islamic naming convention, cultural names and ancestral names. In Pakistan a person is either referred by his or her Islamic name or from tribe name (if it is specified), respectively.
A samosa (/ s ə ˈ m oʊ s ə /) (listen ⓘ) ( Persian: سمبوسه) from the Persian word sambosag (سنبوسگ) (meaning 'triangular pastry') is a fried South Asian [2] and West Asian snack. It is a pastry with a savory filling, mostly vegetables, spiced potatoes, onions, and peas, but also meat or fish. It is made in different shapes ...
A hanging hamsa in Tunisia. The hamsa (Arabic: خمسة, romanized: khamsa, lit. 'five', referring to images of 'the five fingers of the hand'), [1] [2] [3] also known as the hand of Fatima, [4] is a palm-shaped amulet popular throughout North Africa and in the Middle East and commonly used in jewellery and wall hangings.
Samsa may refer to: Samsa (writer), Indian playwright; Samsa (food), a central Asian samosa; Samsa (삼사), or the Three offices of Joseon, government bodies in Korea; Gregor Samsa, main character of Kafka's The Metamorphosis; Samsa (ザムザ), a commissioned song produced by Tenihowa for the game Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE!
Samia or Samiyah (Arabic: سامية sāmiyah), also spelt Samiya, Sameea, is an Arabic female given name meaning “elevated, exalted, lofty”, “high of prominence, eminence, glory, distinction”, “aspiring to the highest distinction, honour, sublime, proud, noble-minded of ethics and morals”. The name is considered as one of the most ...