Associations to the word «Jirga»
Noun
- Kabul
- Hamid
- Afghanistan
- Bonn
- Mohammad
- Interim
- Abdul
- Shah
- Delegate
- Warlord
- Ahmad
- Legislature
- Nadir
- Malik
- Elder
- Constitution
- Khan
- Mohammed
- Mir
- Pakistan
- Assembly
- Initiate
- Chronology
- Consensus
- Muhammad
- Ballot
- Approval
- Province
- Peace
- Parliament
- Council
- Delegation
- Dispute
- Recommendation
- Representative
- Tribe
- Administration
- Candidate
- Cabinet
- Criminal
- Leader
- President
- Ali
- Rape
- Vote
- Meeting
- Upper
- Settle
- Election
- Agreement
- Draft
- Lower
- Minister
- House
- Refugee
- Ban
- Conference
- Chairman
- Member
- Th
- Punishment
- Resolution
- Decision
- Government
- June
- Custom
- Calling
- Islam
Adjective
Wiktionary
JIRGA, noun. A gathering of elders or leaders in Pakistan or Afghanistan, especially within a tribe.
Dictionary definition
JIRGA, noun. A Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders; "most criminal cases are handled by a tribal Jirga rather than by laws or police".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.