Meaning of sharqi | Babel Free

Definitions

A hot desert wind in an Arabic country, especially in North Africa.

no-plural

Examples

“Then suddenly, with the least warning, the sky yellows and the Chergui blows in from the Sahara, stinging the eyes and choking with its sandy, sticky breath.”

“The Ghibli is a hot wind in Libya, usually blowing from the Sahara; this wind in Morocco is called the Chergui.”

“The sharqi is a wind from the south and southeast that blows in early summer and early winter.”

“The harmattan, which is also called sharqi in Morocco, is a hot wind that blows out of the interior of the Sahara.”

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