Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jagir

/dʒɑːˈɡɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
ja-gir
IPA
/dʒɑːˈɡɪə/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity

Indian usage

noun

A district.

Indian usage

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi जागीर (jāgīr) / Urdu جَاگِیر (jāgīr)), from Classical Persian جَاگِیر (jāgīr, “jagir”), from جَا (jā, “place”) + گِیر (gīr), the present stem of گرفتن (giriftan, “to take”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: जागीर, جَاگِیر

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dʒɑːˈɡɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

jagirs (plural) jageer (alternative) jagheer (alternative) jaghir (alternative) jaghire (alternative)

Derived Forms

jagirdar

Synonyms

community dorp hamlet pueblo settlement small town village

Questions

How do you pronounce jagir?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʒɑːˈɡɪə/.
What does jagir mean?
An assignment of the produce and income of a particular district or village to a person or persons, as an annuity
Where does jagir come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce jagir

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