samiel

/ ˈsæmjɛl /

noun

1. another word for simoom

Word History and Origins

Origin of samiel¹

C17: from Turkish samyeli, from sam poisonous + yel wind

Example Sentences

The simoon of Africa is the typhoon of China and the samiel of India.

From Project Gutenberg

And the samiel hath gone O'er thee like a demon's breath, Marking victims one by one For its master—Death.

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They halt for a moment—they form and they stand; Then with sabers aloft they ride down on our band Like the samiel that sweeps o'er Arabia's sand.

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Simoon, typhoon, and samiel, are believed to be the names of demons.

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