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Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic شَمَالِيّ (šamāliyy) or Persian شمالی.
Adjective
شمالی • (şimali)
- northern
Descendants
References
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَمَالِيّ (šamāliyy), by surface analysis, شمال (šamāl／šomâl, “north”) + ـی (-ī／-i, Adjective forming suffix).
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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šamālī, šumālī, šimālī
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| Dari reading?
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šamālī
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| Iranian reading?
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šomâli
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| Tajik reading?
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šimoli
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Adjective
| Dari
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شمالی
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| Iranian Persian
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| Tajik
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шимолӣ
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شمالی • (šomâli)
- northern, of or pertaining to the north
- کرهٔ شمالی ― kore-ye šomâli ― North Korea
- ایرلند شمالی ― irland-e šomâli ― Northern Ireland