khamaseen

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khamaseen

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

noun khamaseens · khamaseen

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

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@misc{khamaseen_2026,
  title = {khamaseen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khamaseen},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}