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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of khamsin (“hot wind in Egypt”). alt-of, alternative
2. 2
   An oppressive, hot, dusty, south or south-east wind occurring elsewhere in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Levant, intermittently in late winter through late spring.
3. 3
   According to the Turkish Calendar of Storms, a storm of three days, to be expected around February 1.

Synonyms

All synonyms

khamsinkhamsin

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic خَمَاسِين (ḵamasīn, “fifties”), plural of خَمْسُون (“fifty”).

Related phrases

north africa

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