peshmerga

Signification (Anglais)

1. A term used by Kurds to refer to armed Kurdish fighters.
2. The official name of the military forces of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Concepts

peshmerga

Synonymes

pershmarga

pershmerge

Traductions

pêşmerge

پێشمهرگه

peshmerga

بيشميرغا

Peschmerga

peshmerga

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Central Kurdish پێشمەرگە (pêşmerge) / pêşmerge (literally “those who face death”), from pêş (“front”) + merg (“death”) + e (“is”).