hujra

English

Etymology

From Arabic حُجْرَة‎ (ḥujra).

Noun

hujra (plural hujras)

  1. A drawing room where guests are entertained in Pashtun areas of Pakistan.
    • 2008 March 26, Carlotta Gall, “Moderates Hold Key in Pakistan”, in New York Times‎:
      The A.N.P.’s leaders say their strength comes from the Pashtun tribal tradition of the hujra: traditionally, the landowner’s reception room, where guests are received, disputes solved and decisions made by the elders.

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