bargir

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noun

A trooper of irregular cavalry who is (unlike a silladar) not the owner of his troop horse and arms, but either is put in by another person, perhaps a native officer in the regiment who takes part of his pay, or has his horse from the state he serves.

OriginHindi बरगीर ← Persian بارگیر →
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Meanings

nounbargir (plural bargirs)

plural bargirs · alternative bargeer

  1. IndiahistoricalA trooper of irregular cavalry who is (unlike a silladar) not the owner of his troop horse and arms, but either is put in by another person, perhaps a native officer in the regiment who takes part of his pay, or has his horse from the state he serves.

Origin

  1. Persianبارگیر“baggage-horse”
  2. Hindiबरगीर
  3. Englishbargir

Borrowed from Hindi बरगीर (bargīr), from Persian بارگیر (bârgir, “baggage-horse”), from بار (bâr, “load, burden, cargo”) + گیر (gir, “carrying”), the present stem of گرفتن (gereftan).

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“bargir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bargir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bargir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bargir.

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