Etymology

haboob

ha·boob
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Today it means: A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America. Full definition →

First used late 19th c.Arabic هَبُوب
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The story

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromهَبُوب“strong wind, gale; haboob”
  2. English todayhaboob

[Alt: A large dust cloud over the city] Borrowed from Arabic هَبُوب (habūb, “strong wind, gale; haboob”), from the root ه ب ب (h b b) (“relating to wind blowing”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 19th c. A violent duststorm or sandstorm in the deserts of Arabia, North Africa, India, or North America.

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