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barg(m): leaf, petal

Description of barg: The word barg has multiple meanings across different contexts and languages. In Persian, barg refers to a leaf or foliage, commonly used in culinary contexts like kabab barg, a traditional marinated meat kebab. In technical fields, barg is a unit of pressure measurement representing gauge pressure, distinct from bara which measures absolute pressure. The term also appears in various European languages with different etymologiesin Dutch and German, it derives from

1 / 1: barg

kya badan hoga ki jis ke kholte jaame ka band

barg-e-gul ki tarah

har naakhun moattar ho gaya

what body it must be

when i untie the drawstrings

like the petals of a flower

my nails smell of perfume too

Inamullah Khan Yaqeen (4)

badan (m) (5)

body

jaame (m) (1)

clothing

band (m) (7)

string, hostage, captive

barg (m) (1)

leaf, petal

gul (m) (21)

flower

naakhun (m) (1)

nails

moattar (m) (2)

fragrant, perfumed

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