seif

[seyf, sahyf]

noun

1. a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of seif¹

From the Arabic word sayf sword

Example Sentences

"I cannot yet comprehend that this is real," his sister Sanaa Seif said.

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His sister Mona Seif wrote on X: "My heart will explode."

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Abdel Fattah's other sister Sanaa Seif also wrote on X: "President Sisi has pardoned my brother!"

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"No-one understands how she's still conscious," her daughter, Sanaa Seif, told me.

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"I don't think the government is being forceful enough," Sanaa Seif says.

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