acequia  ah-SEH-kee-ah adobe ah-DOH-bee albatross AL-buh-traws alcove AL-kohv alkali flat AL-kuh-lye flat ambergris AM-ber-grees azimuth AZ-ih-muth

erg URG

haboob hah-BOOB hamada hah-MAH-dah

kamal kah-MAL khamsin kahm-SEEN

monsoon mon-SOON

nadir NAY-dur

reg REG

sabkha SUB-kah sarha SAR-ha seif SAFE serir seh-REER simoom sih-MOOM sirocco sih-ROK-oh

wadi WAH-dee

zenith ZEE-nith