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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Gulf Arabic شرجي (šarji, “hot southeasterly wind”), from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy, “eastern”).[1] Doublet of شرقی (šarqi).
Pronunciation
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Noun
شَرجی • (šarji)
- humid, hot southeasterly wind blowing on the Persian Gulf coast
Adjective
شَرجی • (šarji)
- (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
- ^ 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