drought

Mane (Îngilîzî)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
  2. (broadly, countable, informal, uncountable) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
  3. (archaic, countable, uncountable) dryness, aridness, dry heat

Berevajî
winning streak
Hevwate

dry weather

water shortage

drought disaster

crop failure

dry damage

rain-shortage

want of rain

want of water

year of drought

lack of rainfall

Pircarînî

C2
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/dɹaʊt/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle English droghte, drouȝte, druhhþe, druȝþe, drouȝth, from Old English drūgaþ. Cognate with Dutch droogte, Low German Dröögde. By surface analysis, dry + -t (abstract nominal suffix).

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