See also: شمالي

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic شَمَالِيّ (šamāliyy) or Persian شمالی.

Adjective

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شمالی (şimali)

  1. northern

Descendants

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  • Turkish: şimali

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَمَالِيّ (šamāliyy), by surface analysis, شمال (šamāl / šomâl, north) +‎ ـی ( / -i, Adjective forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šamālī, šumālī, šimālī
Dari reading? šamālī
Iranian reading? šomâli
Tajik reading? šimoli

Adjective

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Dari شمالی
Iranian Persian
Tajik шимолӣ

شمالی (šomâli)

  1. northern, of or pertaining to the north
    کرهٔ شمالیkore-ye šomâliNorth Korea
    ایرلند شمالیirland-e šomâliNorthern Ireland
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