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khamaseen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
khamaseen
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of khamsin (“hot wind in Egypt”).

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.

noun

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

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

khamaseens (plural)

Questions

What does khamaseen mean?
Alternative form of khamsin (“hot wind in Egypt”).
Where does khamaseen come from?
Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic خماسين (ḵamasīn, “fifties”), plural of خمسين (“fifty”).

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