یرغمال

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian یرغمال (yarġamāl), from Chagatai یرغمال (yarğamāl).

Pronunciation

Noun

یَرْغَمال • (yarğamāl) m (Hindi spelling यर्ग़माल)

  1. hostage, bail
  2. security

References

  • “یرغمال”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “یرغمال”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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