شرجی

See also: شرجى‎

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Gulf Arabic شرجي‎ (šarji, “hot southeasterly wind”), from Arabic شَرْقِيّ‎ (šarqiyy, “eastern”).[1] Doublet of شرقی‎ (šarqi).

Pronunciation

Noun

شَرجی • (šarji)

  1. humid, hot southeasterly wind blowing on the Persian Gulf coast

Adjective

شَرجی • (šarji)

  1. (colloquial) sultry; stuffy; boiling
    ‏سنگاپور هم گرمه هم شرجی. آدم نفس نمی‌تونه بکشه.‎‎
    sangâpur ham garm-e ham šarji. âdam nafas ne-mi-tune be-keše.
    Singapore is both hot and stuffy. You can't breathe.

References
  1. Gazsi, Dénes (2013), “The Deceptive, the Reddish and the Ursa: Arabic Wind Terminology on Iran’s Gulf Coast”, in Nicht nur mit Engelszungen: Beiträge zur semitischen Dialektologie, Festschrift für Werner Arnold zum 60. Geburtstag‎, page 104
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