kamsin

kamsin
Sirocco Si*roc"co (s[i^]*r[o^]k"k[-o]), n.; pl. {Siroccos} (s[i^]*r[o^]k"k[=o]z). [It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug, fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Cf. {Saracen}.] 1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily. [1913 Webster]

2. In general, any hot dry wind of cyclonic origin, blowing from arid or heated regions, including the desert wind of Southern California, the {harmattan} of the west coasts of Africa, the hot winds of Kansas and Texas, the {kamsin} of Egypt, the {leste} of the Madeira Islands, and the {leveche} of Spain. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]


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  • Kamsin — Kam*sin , Khamsin Kham*sin , n. [Ar. khams[=i]n, fr. khams[=u]n, oblique case khams[=i]n, fifty; so called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till June.] A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kamsin — Kamsin, s. Chamsin …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Kamsin — (Chamsin, arab., d.i. fünfzig), in Ägypten der erschaffende Südostwind zwischen Frühling und Sommer …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • kamsin — [xamsin] ou, francisé [ʀamsin] n. m. ⇒ Khamsin …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • kamsin — kàmsin m DEFINICIJA v. hamsin (2) …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • kamsin — Samiel Sa mi*el (?; 277), n. [Turk. sam yeli; Ar. samm poison + Turk. yel wind. Cf. {Simoom}.] A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows, in Turkey, from the desert. It is identical with the {simoom} of Arabia and the {kamsin} of Syria.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Kamsin — Kam|sin, der; s, e [arab. h̲amsīn] (Geogr.): heißer, trockener Wüstenwind in Ägypten. * * * Kamsin,   Wüstenwind, Chamsin.   * * * Kam|sin, der; s, e [arab. hamsīn] (Geogr.): heißer, trockener Wüstenwind in Ägypten …   Universal-Lexikon

  • kamsin — kampseen, kamsin variants of khamsin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kamsin — Staubsturm über Libyen (NASA/EOS) Der Chamsin bzw. Khamsin (arabische Bezeichnung) oder auch Sharav (hebräischer Begriff) ist ein sehr heißer und trockener Wüstenwind, der zeitweise in Libyen, Ägypten sowie in Israel/ …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Kamsin — Kam|sin . Chamsin [k...] der; s, e <aus arab. h̲amsɪ̲n »(Wind von) fünfzig (Tagen)«> trockenheißer Sandwind in der ägyptischen Wüste (Meteor.); vgl. ↑Gibli u. ↑Schirokko …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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