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simoom

/ sɪˈmuËn; sɪˈmuËm /

noun

  1. a strong suffocating sand-laden wind of the deserts of Arabia and North Africa Also calledsamiel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of simoom1

from Arabic ²õ²¹³¾Å«³¾ poisonous, from sam poison, from Aramaic ²õ²¹³¾³¾Äå poison
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If you happen to be in Africa and stuck in a “hot, dry, suffocating sand-wind†which sweeps across the deserts at intervals during the spring, you should know that you are in a simoom.

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Among these winds are the simoom and sirocco.

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It was late in the afternoon when we reached the spot again, and a wind which threatened simoom had covered the heart-shaped footmarks made by our own and other camels, as with a tidal wave.

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In the choking breath of the simoom he feels the potentialities of God, and his own helpless impotence.

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It was an His simple manners. exceedingly hot day and the simoom was blowing fiercely.

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