شغال باران

Persian

Etymology

From شغال (šoğâl, “jackal”) +‎ باران (bârân, “rain”). Compare Mazanderani شال وارش (šâl vâreš), which has the same meaning.

Pronunciation

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ʃoɣɒːlbɒːˈrɒn/

Noun

شغال باران • (šoğâl-bârân)

1. (dialectal, Gorgan) sudden downpour, cloudburst
   • 2009, https://web.archive.org/web/20171012075414/http://gorganma.persianblog.ir/post/581/

     [...] هنگامی که در مدتی کوتاه شغال باران و نمه باران و اندکی نیز شِلاب ، سِحر خالق را در استراباد سبز برایشان نمایان ساخت.

     [...] hengâmi ke dar moddati kutâh šoğâl-bârân o name-bârân o andaki niz šelâb, sehr-e xâleq râ dar astarâbâd-e sabz barâyešân namâyân sâxt.

     [...] when in a small period of time shoghal baran, name baran, and some shelab introduced magic of the creator to them in green Astarabad [Gorgan].