khamaseen

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• noun A cyclonic type wind that is common in Egypt and Sudan towards the end of March and April of each year. Hot weather ensues, as well as sandstorms.
• noun According to the Turkish Calendar of Storms a storm of three days, to be expected around February 1.
• noun An oppressive, hot, dusty, south or south-east wind occurring in North Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Levant, intermittently in late winter through late spring.