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shamal

shamal noun: a hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer.

Noun

shamal (plural shamals)

  1. A hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer

Forms of shamal

pluralshamals
alternative formshimaal

Origin of shamal

From Arabic شَمَال (šamāl).

Questions about shamal

What does shamal mean?
Shamal means a hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer.
What part of speech is shamal?
Shamal is a noun.
What is the plural of shamal?
The plural of shamal is shamals.

Words near shamal in the dictionary

  1. shamably
  2. shamagh
  3. shamaghs
  4. Shamakhi
  5. Shamakhy
  6. shamal
  7. Shamalbagh
  8. shamals
  9. Shamamyan
  10. Shamamyans
  11. shaman

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