shamal

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noun

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

OriginArabic شَمَال →
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Meanings

nounshamal (plural shamals)

plural shamals · alternative shimaal

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

Origin

  1. Arabicشَمَال
  2. Englishshamal

From Arabic شَمَال (šamāl).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

HaslamLashamshamlahalmas
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APA

shamal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamal

MLA

“shamal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shamal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shamal.

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