‖ shamal
(ʃəˈmɑːl)
Also 7 shemaul; shamaal, shemmal.
[Arab. shamāl left (hand), north, north wind. (Sometimes confused with samiel.]
(See quots.)
| 1698 Fryer Acc. E. Ind. & P. 226 The Periodical and stated Winds of the Gulph are the North-west, by the Inhabitants termed Shemauls, which begin when the Cowshees or South-East leave off. 1900 S. M. Zwemer Arabia x. 107 The prevailing wind at Bahrein..is the shemmāl or Northwester. 1901 Scotsman 13 Sept. 5/2 The bay suffers only from a swell when the nor'wester known as the Shamal blows. 1980 D. Creed Scarab xiii. 129 The Shamaal blows strong from the north. |