simoom

Meaning

A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.

Synonyms

simoon

samiel

sirocco

suffocating

Translations

simoun

Samum

simun

سموم

samoen

θερμός άνεμος

θρησκεμπόριο

σιμούν

Wehe

simun

simum

samyeli

سَمُوم

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈmuːm/

Etymology

From Arabic سَمُوم (samūm, “hot wind”), from سَمَّ (samma, “to poison”).