/ʃa.ˈmaː.liː/, /ʃu.maː.ˈliː/, /ʃi.maː.ˈliː/
OriginBorrowed from Arabic شَمَالِيّ (šamāliyy), by surface analysis, شمال (šamāl /šomâl, “north”) + ـی (-ī /-i, Adjective forming suffix).
- northern, of or pertaining to the north
“کرهٔ شمالی” — North Korea
“ایرلند شمالی” — Northern Ireland
Formsšamālī(romanization) · šomâli(romanization) · spelling шимолӣ(Tajik)