different between sandstorm vs khamaseen

English

Alternative forms

• sand storm

Pronunciation

Etymology

sand +? storm

Noun

sandstorm (plural sandstorms)

1. A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.

Synonyms

• duststorm

Translations

Anagrams

• Sandstrom

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zandstorm. Equivalent to sand +? storm.

Noun

sandstorm (plural sandstorms)

1. sandstorm

Danish

Etymology

From sand +? storm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sanst?rm/, [?san?sd???m]

Noun

sandstorm c (singular definite sandstormen, plural indefinite sandstorme)

1. sandstorm

Inflection

See also

• sandstorm on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Icelandic

Noun

sandstorm

1. indefinite accusative singular of sandstormur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From sand +? storm

Noun

sandstorm m (definite singular sandstormen, indefinite plural sandstormer, definite plural sandstormene)

1. a sandstorm

Related terms

• støvstorm

References

• “sandstorm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From sand +? storm

Noun

sandstorm m (definite singular sandstormen, indefinite plural sandstormar, definite plural sandstormane)

1. a sandstorm

Related terms

• støvstorm

References

• “sandstorm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

sandstorm c

1. sandstorm

Declension

English

Etymology

The name is derived from the Egyptian Arabic ?????????? (?amas?n, “fifties”), from Arabic ?????????? (?am?s?n), plural of Arabic ????????? (?ams?n, “fifty”).

Noun

khamaseen (plural khamaseens)

1. 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.
2. According to the Turkish Calendar of Storms, a storm of three days, to be expected around February 1.
3. 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.

Translations

Anagrams

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