شرجی

See also: شرجى

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɹ.d͡ʒiː]

Readings
Iranian reading?	šarji

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.