Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

khanjar

/ˈkand͡ʒə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: khan-jar
IPA: /ˈkand͡ʒə/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.

Example Sentences

"The small khanjar is a curved dagger, and it was with this very one Nuri had killed in single combat a minor chieftain of the Muntefiq."

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.

Inflected Forms

khanjars (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce khanjar?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkand͡ʒə/.
What does khanjar mean?: A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.
Where does khanjar come from?: 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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