ghibli

English

Etymology

Italian ghibli, 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/

Noun

ghibli (plural ghiblis)

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

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic قِبْلِيّ (qibliyy, coming from the qibla), pronounced with an initial [ɡ] in Libyan Arabic.

Noun

ghibli m (invariable)

  1. ghibli
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