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.
Произносится как (IPA)
/sɪˈmuːm/
Этимология (Английский)
From Arabic سَمُوم (samūm, “hot wind”), from سَمَّ (samma, “to poison”).