tebbad

tebbad
\\ˈteˌbad\ noun (-s)
Etymology: perhaps from Persian tab fever + bād wind, from Middle Persian t; akin to Avestan vāta- wind, Sanskrit vāta — more at wind
: a sandstorm

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tebbad /tebˈad/
noun
A sandstorm
ORIGIN: Cf Pers tab fever, and bād wind

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