khamsin

A generally southerly hot wind originating in the Sahara that blows across Egypt from late March to early May.

A hot southeast wind that blows regularly in Egypt for about fifty days, commencing about the middle of March.

Same as kamsin.

A hot wind in Egypt which blows (for about 50 days) from the desert, bringing with it sand.

an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring