šumēlu  [GÙB : , Á.GÙB.BU : ]  (n.)

1) the left, left side ; left hand ; 2) North ;

Cf. šumēlānu, ša-šumēli

Variants : šumīlu

See also : ištānu, ṣapūnu, iltānu, šaddû, imittu (3), šūtu (2), amurru

Comparison with other Semitic languages :

• Proto-Semitic : ^*śimaʾl
• Arabic : šamāl  شَمَال
• Syriac : semālā  ܣܸܡܵܠܵܐ
• Hebrew : śǝmōʾl  שְׂמֹאל
• Ugaritic : šmảl  

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