jagir

English

Etymology

From Urdu جاگیر (jāgīr), from Classical Persian جاگیر (jāgīr, “jagir”), from جا (jā, “place”) + گیر (gīr), the present stem of گرفتن (giriftan, “to take”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dʒɑːˈɡɪə/

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.

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