jigha

English

Etymology

From Persian جقه.

Noun

jigha

1. Turban ornament.
   • 1875, Khayr al-Dīn Muḥammad Ilāhābādī, Frederick Curwen, The Bulwuntnamah, page 47:

     The Emperor meanwhile had reached the banks of the river Kurmnasa, and had given khilluts to Major Carnac of six pieces of silk, a surpech, and a jigha ( gold ornaments for a turban ), and to Captains Lushington and Lorton of a half-sleeved robe each, and dismissed them.

   • 1953, Bengal: Past and Present - Volume 72, page 36:

     Beniram brought Devāji Pant to the G.G., who gave him three pieces of karchobi khilat, sarpech, jewels and Rs. 1,000 for his journey expenses, and an elephant, robes, a pearl necklace, sarpech and jigha for the Bhonsle and sent him […]

   • 1997, Bulletin of the Institute of Islamic Studies - Issue 30, page 78:

     Nadir returned back the Jigha with the words that the kingdom of Transoxiana was to be under his power and authority.

   • 2014, Shamsur Rahman Faruqi, The Mirror of Beauty:

     On behalf of the Company, Colonel Alves tied a jigha around the formal turban already worn by Ram Singh. The jigha, recognized as a token of sovereignty since early Mughal times, was a velvet band about two inches broad.