Jagir, Jāgīr: 4 definitions
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Jagir means something in the history of ancient India, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical GlossaryJāgīr.—(EI 33; BL), Persian; a fief; a tenure under Muhammadan rule, in which the public revenues of a given tract of land were made over, either conditionally or uncondi- tionally, to persons like a servant of the State together with the powers required to enable them to collect and appropriate such revenues and administer the general government of the tract. Cf. Wilson's Glossary. See Jāgīrdār. Note: jāgīr is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJagir in Hindi refers in English to:—(nf) property, landed property, land etc. given by the government as a reward, jaghir; ~[dara] the holder of a [jagira], a fief, jaghirdar; ~[dari] feudalism; jaghirdari..—jagir (जागीर) is alternatively transliterated as Jāgīra.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJāgīr (ಜಾಗೀರ್):—[adjective] = ಜಾಗೀರು [jagiru]1.
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Jāgīr (ಜಾಗೀರ್):—[noun] = ಜಾಗೀರು [jagiru]2.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryJaagir is another spelling for जागिर [jāgira].—n. 1. occupation; service; job; employment; 2. wages; pay; salary;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jagira, Jagiradara, Jagirammapaliayam, Jagiravala, Jagirdar, Jagiri, Jagiru, Jagirudara, Jakir, Jakirtar.
Ends with: Jakir.
Full-text: Cakir, Bhogapati, Jagira, Ragataroti, Rucuvetta, Jagirdar, Bhogikapala, Bhogikapalaka, Bhukti, Gramagrama-bhojaka, Amsha-brihadbhogika, Bhogin, Manavasimha, Jakir, Bhoga, Bhogika.
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