Word.ws English Dictionary

jirga

UK/ˈdʒɪəɡə/US/ˈdʒiɹɡə/

jirga noun: a gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.

Noun

jirga (plural jirgas)

  1. (Pakistan, Afghanistan) A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.
    • Mr. Karzai and General Musharraf are expected to meet this week at a jirga, an assembly of leaders from their nations.2007 August 7, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, “Bush Differs With Karzai on Iran”, in New York Times

jirga meaning in Urdu and Pashto

jirga in Urdu

jirga; council
جرگہ jirga

jirga in Pashto

jirga, council, assembly
جرګه jərga

Forms of jirga

pluraljirgas

Origin of jirga

Borrowed from Pashto جرګه (jərga).

Questions about jirga

What does jirga mean?
Jirga means a gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.
What is jirga in Urdu?
Jirga in Urdu is جرگہ (jirga). See Jirga meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is jirga?
Jirga is a noun.
How do you pronounce jirga?
Jirga is pronounced /ˈdʒiɹɡə/ (US).
What is the plural of jirga?
The plural of jirga is jirgas.

Words near jirga in the dictionary

  1. jirbles
  2. jirbling
  3. jird
  4. jirds
  5. Jirem
  6. jirga
  7. jirgas
  8. Jiri
  9. Jiribam
  10. Jirik
  11. Jiriks

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: jirga (page history and authors); جرگہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); جرګه (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “jirga.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/jirga. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.