TopicTyphoon & storms
i'sar · /ʔiʕ.sˤaːr/
إعصار
i'sar/ʔiʕ.sˤaːr/noun
a large rotating storm system; often a tropical cyclone
منظومة عاصفة دوّارة كبيرة؛ غالباً مدارية
Umbrella term; typhoon and hurricane are regional names.
مصطلح عام؛ التايفون والهوريكان أسماء إقليمية.
Examples
The cyclone formed over warm ocean water last night.
Satellite images show the cyclone's tight spiral clouds.
Officials tracked the cyclone as it moved west.
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