Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
χαμσίνι. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
χαμσίνι, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
χαμσίνι in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
χαμσίνι you have here. The definition of the word
χαμσίνι will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
χαμσίνι, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic خَمْسِين (ḵamsīn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xam.si.ni/
- Hyphenation: χαμ‧σί‧νι
Noun
χαμσίνι • (chamsíni) n (plural χαμσίνια)
- (Standard Modern Greek, Egyptiot) khamsin (a hot wind in Egypt)
Declension
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
χαμσίνι (chamsíni)
|
χαμσίνια (chamsínia)
|
| genitive
|
χαμσινιού (chamsinioú)
|
χαμσινιών (chamsinión)
|
| accusative
|
χαμσίνι (chamsíni)
|
χαμσίνια (chamsínia)
|
| vocative
|
χαμσίνι (chamsíni)
|
χαμσίνια (chamsínia)
|
The genitives (especially of plural) are rare.
References
- Δελβερούδη, Ρέα (Delveroúdi, Réa) (2019 October 22) Αιγυπτιώτικα: ένα γλωσσικό ιδίωμα υπό εξαφάνιση (;) [Egyptiot: an idiom under extinction (?)] (Language, society and ethnography) (in Greek), University of the Aegean