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/ˈkæm.sɪn/ · noun
A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms..
That second spring the khamseen was worse than I have ever known it before or since.
Use khamsin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Khamsin means A hot, dry wind, common in Egypt, Sudan and the Levant towards the end of March and April, which blows (for about 50 days each year) from the desert, bringing with it hot weather and sand / sandstorms..
Common synonyms include khamaseen.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
That second spring the khamseen was worse than I have ever known it before or since.
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