ابری
ابری (abri) means cloudy or overcast. A pure Persian A2 adjective from abr (cloud), it is one of the most basic weather words and pairs naturally with its opposite, âftâbi.
Glossary
آفتابی
آفتابی (âftâbi) means sunny. A pure Persian adjective formed from âftâb (sun) plus the suffix -i, this A2 word is one of the first weather words learners pick up.
نسیم
نسیم (nasim) means a gentle breeze. Borrowed from Arabic, this B1 word carries a poetic warmth in Persian and appears in literature, song, and everyday speech alike.
شرجی
شرجی (sharji) means muggy, oppressive humidity combined with heat. A colloquial B2 word borrowed from Gulf Arabic, used widely in Iran’s coastal cities and Tehran summers.
یخبندان
یخبندان (yakhbandan) means frost or a hard freeze in Persian. A native compound of yakh (ice) and bandan (binding), it describes the condition when cold locks water and ground solid.
خشکسالی
خشکسالی (khoshksali) means drought in Persian. A native compound of khoshk (dry), sal (year), and the suffix i, it names the condition of a year with dangerously insufficient rain.
سیل
سیل (seyl) means flood or flash flood in Persian. Borrowed from Arabic sayl meaning torrent, it describes the sudden, dangerous rush of water that follows heavy rain.
گردباد
گردباد (gardbad) means a whirlwind or tornado in Persian. A native compound of gard (swirling dust) and bad (wind), it describes a violently rotating column of air.
صاعقه
صاعقه (sa’eqe) means a lightning bolt or thunderbolt in Persian. An Arabic loanword used in formal and literary contexts, it conveys the sudden, destructive strike of lightning.
رعد
رعد (ra’d) means thunder in Persian. Borrowed directly from Arabic, it describes the deep rumbling sound that follows a lightning flash during a storm.