单词 | loya jirga |
释义 | loy·a jir·ga (loiə jŭrgə) n. A traditional national assembly of Afghanistan, consisting of representatives of the country's constituent communities and tribes. [Pashto lōya jirga, great assembly : lōya, feminine of lōy, big, great (from Old Iranian *dahāka-, perhaps meaning "manlike, masculine," and akin to Khotanese daha, man, male, and Persian dāh, servant, or perhaps meaning "large," as in Avestan Aži- Dahāka-, a monster of ancient Iranian myth, perhaps "Large Snake" (aži-, snake)) + jirga, assembly, council; see JIRGA.] |
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