Etymology

khanjar

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Today it means: A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries. Full definition →

Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar) ← Classical Persian خَنْجَر (xanjar) ← Middle Persian [Term?]
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  1. Middle Persian[Term?]
  2. Classical Persianخَنْجَر (xanjar)
  3. Arabicخَنْجَر (ḵanjar)
  4. English todaykhanjar

Borrowed from Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar). Doublet of kindjal.

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