Recent Examples on the WebDust storms and dust-bearing winds go by many names, including the haboob in Sudan to the North African khamsin and the Arabian simoom.—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2015
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Word History
Etymology
Arabic rīḥ al-khamsīn the wind of the fifty (days between Easter and Pentecost)
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