different between jagir vs jaghir

jagir

English

Etymology

From Urdu ??????, from Persian ?????? (jâgîr, jagir).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d???????/

Noun

jagir (plural jagirs)

  1. (East India) An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity
  2. (East India) A district.

Alternative forms

  • jaghir
  • jaghire

Synonyms

  • (village or district): community, dorp, hamlet, pueblo, settlement, small town, village

Derived terms

  • jagirdar

Anagrams

  • jirga

jagir From the web:



jaghir

English

Noun

jaghir (plural jaghirs)

  1. Alternative spelling of jagir
    • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, page 82:
      He figured why pay your generals hefty salaries and award them vast jagirs if you were going to end up doing all the work anyway?

jaghir From the web:

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