Meaning simoom
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simoom


"hot, dry desert wind," 1790, from Arabic samum "a sultry wind," literally "poisonous," from samma "he poisoned," from sam "poison."
Source: etymonline.com

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A hot dry violent dust-laden wind from Asian and African deserts. The name comes from the Arabic for poison, since nomads have a lot of trouble with these quick sandstorms. It is unclear why Poe used [..]
Source: poestories.com

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(n) a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
Source: beedictionary.com

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A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularity of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains. * year=1892| [..]
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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