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ghibli

ghibli

English

Noun

ghibli ‎(plural ghiblis)

  1. A hot, dust-carrying desert wind in North Africa, somewhat similar to the foehn.

Etymology

Via Italian from the Libyan Arabic form of Standard Arabic قِبْلِيّ ‎(qibliyy, “coming from the qibla”), pronounced with an initial [ɡ] in Libyan Arabic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɪbli/

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