English Explanatory Dictionary

khanjar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.

Pronunciation

/ˈkand͡ʒə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-khanjar.wav

Word forms

khanjar khanjars

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle Persian [Term?] Classical Persian خَنْجَر (xanjar)bor. Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar)bor. English khanjar Borrowed from Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar). Doublet of kindjal.

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