شمال

shamālor shimāl (v.n. fr. شمل ; see shāmil), s.m. The north wind; the north;—shimāl, s.m. The left hand:—shimāl-rū, adj. Facing the north:—shimāl-mashriq, s.m. The north-east:—shimāl-magrib, s.m. The northwest:—shimāl-numā, s.m. lit.'Indicating the north'; a mariner's compass.