جلیقه

See also: خلیفه, خليفة, and خلیفہ

Persian

Alternative forms

  • جلیتقه (jelitqe), جلیدقه (jelidqe) (archaic)
  • جلزقه (jelezqe) (dialectal)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَلِيقَة (jalīqa), from Turkish yelek (“waistcoat”), modeled after corset, mantelet etc. Compare Greek γιλέκο (giléko), Spanish chaleco.

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? jeliġe

Noun

جلیقه • (jeliqe) (plural جلیقه‌ها (jeliqe-hâ))

  1. waistcoat, vest

Derived terms

  • جلیقه ضد گلوله (jeliqe-ye zedd-e golule, “bulletproof vest”)
  • جلیقه نجات (jeliqe-ye nejât, “life vest”)

Further reading

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