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2024
haboob
haboob
English
Noun
haboob
(
plural
haboobs
)
A violent
sandstorm
or
dust storm
in the deserts of
Arabia
,
North Africa
,
India
, or
North America
.
Translations
violent sandstorm
Bulgarian:
хабуб
m
(
xabúb
)
German:
Haboob
m
,
Habub
(de)
m
Japanese:
ハブーブ
(ja)
(
habūbu
)
Russian:
саму́м
(ru)
m
(
samúm
)
Etymology
Arabic
هَبُوب
(
habūb
,
“
strong wind
”
)
, from the root
ه ب ب
(
h-b-b
)
.
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