- babgha
- popinjay, parrot [from Per]
Arabic etymological dictionary. 2013.
babgha
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popinjay — noun Etymology: Middle English papejay parrot, from Middle French papegai, papejai, from Arabic babghā Date: 1596 a strutting supercilious person … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of English words of Persian origin — As Indo European languages, English and Persian have many words of common Proto Indo European origin, and many of these cognate words often have similar forms. Examples of these include: English (Mother) and Persian (Madar), English (Father) and… … Wikipedia
pop|in|jay — «POP ihn jay», noun. 1. a vain, overly talkative person; conceited, silly person: »as pert and as proud as any popinjay (Scott). 2. the figure of a parrot, formerly used as a mark to shoot at. 3. Obsolete. a parrot. 4. British. the green… … Useful english dictionary
