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- Egyptian Arabic · borrowed fromخَمْسِين“fifty”
- English todaykhamsin
From Egyptian Arabic خَمْسِين (ḵamsīn, “fifty”); see khamaseen for more.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
khamsin
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Egyptian Arabic خَمْسِين