girtîgeh — meaning in English

English meaning

• jail noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
• prison noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.

Senses

girtîgeh is used for these senses in English:

• jail A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.

jail — full definition

1. noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
2. verb To put someone in a jail or otherwise deprive them of freedom.

prison — full definition

1. noun A secure institution where people are held, usually as punishment after being convicted of a serious crime, or while awaiting trial.
2. noun Any situation or place that feels confining or inescapable, even without literal bars.