Arabic · noun · Nature & the Garden

Fakhta

फ़ाख़्ता

said FAAKH-taa

also written: fakhtah, faakhta, collared dove

Meaning

The collared or ring dove; its plaintive call echoes the nightingale's note of separation.

Literally: ring dove

Related words

The turtle-dove or ring-dove, a garden bird whose cooing is read as a cry of love and longing.

The pigeon or dove, the gentle homing bird of courtyards and shrines.