[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886) › c10.174 # Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.174 Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.174 - **Language:** English ### [c10.174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.174) \*\*ALJOFAR\*\*, s. Port. 'seed-pearl.' Cobarruvias says it is from Ar. \*al-jauhar\*, 'jewel.' - [Previous: c10.173](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.173) - [Next: c10.175](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.175) - [Up: c10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.174](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c10.174) · Pramāṇa