khamsins

K5H4A1M3S1I1N1S1

A 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.

Scrabble 17
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of khamsin
Cite this entry
APA

khamsins. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khamsins

MLA

“khamsins.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khamsins. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “khamsins,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khamsins.

Source: khamsins on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.