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peshmerga

peshmerga noun: a term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters.

Noun

peshmerga (plural peshmergas)

  1. A term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters.
  2. The official name of the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan.

peshmerga meaning in Arabic and Persian

peshmerga in Arabic

a term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters
بِيشْمَرْكَة bīšmarka

peshmerga in Persian

a term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters
پیشمرگ pišmarg, پیشمرگه pišmarge

Forms of peshmerga

pluralpeshmergas
alternative formpeshmarga
alternative formpeshmerge

Origin of peshmerga

Borrowed from Kurdish پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge) / pêşmerge (literally “those who face death”), from pêş (“front”) + merg (“death”) + e (“is”).

Questions about peshmerga

What does peshmerga mean?
Peshmerga means a term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters.
What is peshmerga in Arabic?
Peshmerga in Arabic is بِيشْمَرْكَة (bīšmarka). See Peshmerga meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is peshmerga?
Peshmerga is a noun.
What is the plural of peshmerga?
The plural of peshmerga is peshmergas.

Words near peshmerga in the dictionary

  1. peshkushes
  2. Peshlakai
  3. Peshlakais
  4. peshmarga
  5. peshmargas
  6. peshmerga
  7. peshmergas
  8. peshmerge
  9. peshmerges
  10. Peshori
  11. Peshour

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