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khamaseen

khamaseen noun: 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. Also the alternative form of khamsin.

Noun

khamaseen (plural khamaseens or khamaseen)

  1. 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.
  2. According to the Turkish Calendar of Storms, a storm of three days, to be expected around February 1.

Also used as

khamaseen is also the alternative form of khamsin.

Forms of khamaseen

pluralkhamaseens
pluralkhamaseen

Origin of khamaseen

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

Questions about khamaseen

What does khamaseen mean?
Khamaseen means 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.
What part of speech is khamaseen?
Khamaseen is a noun.
What is the plural of khamaseen?
The plural of khamaseen is khamaseens.

Words near khamaseen in the dictionary

  1. khalīfa
  2. Kham
  3. Khamaed
  4. khaman
  5. Khamas
  6. khamaseen
  7. khamaseens
  8. Khamba
  9. Khambhat
  10. Khambrangchak
  11. Khambrangchaks

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