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shemali

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شِمَالْ (šimāl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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shemali class IX (plural shemali class X)

  1. (literary) left hand
    Synonym: mkono wa kushoto
    Antonyms: yamini, mkono wa kulia
  2. (literary) left side
    Synonym: kushoto
  3. (literary) north
    Synonym: kaskazini