khamaseen

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

• The name is derived from the Egyptian Arabic خَمَاسِين, from Arabic خَمَاسِين, plural of Arabic خَمْسُون.