חמסיןkhamsin meaning in Hebrew
hot dry desert wind; heatwave · noun (masculine)
Also spelled in English: khamseen, chamsin, hamsin
The sky goes the color of weak tea, the air tastes like sand, and suddenly everyone in the country has an excuse for being in a bad mood.
אל תקבע כלום לצהריים, יש חמסין ואי אפשר לנשום בחוץ.
“Don't plan anything for the afternoon, there's a khamsin and you can't breathe outside.”
What do you blame on the khamsin when one hits?
Hebrew words for everyday life in IsraelHebrew slang that came from Arabic