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Khamsin
A hot wind in Egypt which blows (for about 50 days) from the desert, bringing with it sand.
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A hot wind in Egypt which blows (for about 50 days) from the desert, bringing with it sand.
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| hamsinnoun | Alternative form of khamsin. [A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.] |
| khamaseennoun | 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. |
| khamseennoun | Alternative spelling of khamsin. [A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.] |
| kamsinnoun | Alternative spelling of khamsin. [A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.] |
| chamsinnoun | Alternative form of khamsin. [A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.] |
| kamseennoun | Alternative spelling of khamsin. [A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms.] |
| simunnoun | Alternative spelling of simoom. [A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.] |
| shamalnoun | A hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer |
| harmattannoun | A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows. |
| samoomnoun | Archaic form of simoom. [A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.] |
| sharqinoun | A hot desert wind in an Arabic country, especially in North Africa. |
| haboobnoun | A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America. |
| shimaalnoun | Alternative form of shamal. [A hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer] |
| hammadanoun | Alternative spelling of hamada. [A high, desert landscape from which most of the sand has been removed by wind erosion] |
| hamadanoun | A high, desert landscape from which most of the sand has been removed by wind erosion |
| sabkhatnoun | Alternative form of sabkha. [(geology) An area of coastal salt flats, especially in North Africa and Arabia.] |
| hismaicnoun | A form of the Ancient North Arabian language, from the Hisma sand-desert of southern Jordan and northwest Saudi Arabia. |
| khoumnoun | Synonym of khoums. |
| khamsanoun | Alternative form of hamsa. [The Hand of Fatima.] |
| shamaghnoun | Alternative form of shemagh. [A headcloth designed for a desert environment to protect the wearer from sand and heat.] |
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