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khamaseen en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic خماسين (ḵamasīn, “fifties”), plural of خمسين (“fifty”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of khamsin (“hot wind in Egypt”).
   alt of khamsin
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. According to the Turkish Calendar of Storms, a storm of three days, to be expected around February 1.

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