Where does “simoon” come from?
simoon (English) comes from English simoom, from Arabic سَمُوم, from Arabic سَمَّ — to poison.
simoon (English): Alternative spelling of simoom
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of simoom
Ancestry of “simoon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | simoom | A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the... |
| 2 | Arabic | سَمُوم | hot wind |
| 3 | Arabic | سَمَّ | to poison |