khamaseen

English

Etymology

The name is derived from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Egyptian Arabic خَمَاسِين (ḵamasīn, “fifties”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic خَمَاسِين (ḵamāsīn), plural of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic خَمْسُون (ḵamsūn, “fifty”).

Noun

khamaseen (plural khamaseens)

1. A cyclonic-type wind that is common in Egypt and Sudan towards the end of March and April of each year. Hot weather ensues, as well as sandstorms.
2. According to the Turkish Calendar of Storms, a storm of three days, to be expected around February 1.
3. An oppressive, hot, dusty, south or south-east wind occurring in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Levant, intermittently in late winter through late spring.

Translations

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} خَمْسِين pl (ḵamsīn)
• German: ^{(please verify)} Chamsin (de)
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