شامل

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic شَامِل (šāmil).

Adjective

شامل • (şamil) (feminine شامله (şamile)) [with dative or accusative]

  1. containing, including
  2. extending to

Descendants

  • Turkish: şamil

Further reading

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), “şamil”, in The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
  • Kélékian, Diran (1911) “شامل”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 716b

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَامِل (šāmil).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? šāmil
Dari reading? šāmil
Iranian reading? šâmel
Tajik reading? šomil

Adjective

شامِل • (šāmil / šâmel) (Tajik spelling шомил)

  1. including, comprising
    جهان عرب شامل مناطقی در آفریقای شمالی و غرب آسیا است.
    jahân-e 'arab šâmel-e manâteqi dar âfriqâ-ye šomâli yo ġarb-e âsiyâ ast.
    The Arab world includes regions in North Africa and West Asia.

Derived terms

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شامل (šāmil), from Arabic شَامِل (šāmil).

Pronunciation

Adjective

شامِل • (śāmil) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling शामिल)

  1. included, comprised, incorporated
  2. associated, involved
  • مُشْتَمِل (muśtamil)

References

  • شامل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • شامل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.