English
agal
Agal comes from Arabic عِقَال ‘agal, headband, a normally black band with…’.
- Arabicc. 500–presentعِقَال‘agal, headband, a normally black band with which a keffiyah is fastened’
- Englishtodayagal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentعِقَال‘agal, headband, a normally black band with which a keffiyah is fastened’
- Englishtodayagal
Every English word from Arabic عِقَال
Today it means
noun cord that is fastened around the keffiyeh
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic عِقَال / agal