nabkha

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noun

A kind of sand dune which forms around vegetation created from wind.

Similar
bush-moundcoppice dunedune hummockdune tumulushummocky duneknob dunenebbephytogenic hillock
OriginArabic نَبْكَة →
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Meanings

nounnabkha (plural nabkhas)

plural nabkhas · alternative nebka · alternative nebkha

  1. A kind of sand dune which forms around vegetation created from wind.

    Synonyms: bush-mound, coppice dune, dune hummock, dune tumulus, hummocky dune, knob dune, nebbe, phytogenic hillock

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of sand dune which forms around vegetation created from wind.

Similar
bush-moundcoppice dunedune hummockdune tumulushummocky duneknob dunenebbephytogenic hillockrebdoushrub-coppice dunetakouit
Also see
rebdoutakouit

Origin

  1. Arabicنَبْكَة
  2. Arabicنَبْكَة
  3. Englishnabkha

Borrowed from Arabic نَبْكَة (nabka).

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APA

nabkha. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nabkha

MLA

“nabkha.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nabkha. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nabkha,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nabkha.

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