khanjar

K5H4A1N1J8A1R1
/ˈkand͡ʒə/

noun

A kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.

OriginArabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar) ← Classical Persian خَنْجَر (xanjar) ← Middle Persian [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounkhanjar (plural khanjars)

plural khanjars · alternative hanjar · alternative handjar

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

    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.

    2003, Carl S Raswan, Black Tents of Arabia, Xlibris, page 6

Origin

  1. Middle Persian[Term?]
  2. Classical Persianخَنْجَر (xanjar)
  3. Arabicخَنْجَر (ḵanjar)
  4. Englishkhanjar

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

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Translations

Arabic خَنْجَر
  • خَنْجَر (ḵanjar)Arabian dagger
Bengali খঞ্জর
  • খঞ্জর (khôñjôr)Arabian dagger
Bulgarian ханджа́р
  • ханджа́р (handžár)Arabian dagger
Czech chandžar
  • chandžarArabian dagger
Finnish khanjar
  • khanjarArabian dagger
French kandjar
  • kandjarArabian dagger
German Handschar
  • HandscharArabian dagger
Hindi ख़ंजर, खंजर
  • ख़ंजर (xañjar)Arabian dagger
  • खंजर (khañjar)Arabian dagger
  • कटार (kaṭār)Arabian dagger
  • पेशक़ब्ज़ (peśqabz)Arabian dagger
  • कटारी (kaṭārī)Arabian dagger
Hungarian handzsár
  • handzsárArabian dagger
Indonesian khanjar
  • khanjarArabian dagger
Italian khanjar
  • khanjarArabian dagger
Lithuanian chandžaras
  • chandžarasArabian dagger
Malay kanjar, khanjar
  • kanjarArabian dagger
  • khanjarArabian dagger
Persian خنجر
  • خنجر (xanjar)Arabian dagger
Polish handżar
  • handżarArabian dagger
Portuguese khanjar, canjar
  • khanjarArabian dagger
  • canjarArabian dagger
Russian ханджа́р, кинжа́л
  • ханджа́р (xandžár)Arabian dagger
  • кинжа́л (kinžál)Arabian dagger
Slovak handžár
  • handžárArabian dagger
Spanish janyar
  • janyarArabian dagger
Turkish hançer
  • hançerArabian dagger
Ukrainian ханджа́р, кинджа́л
  • ханджа́р (xandžár)Arabian dagger
  • кинджа́л (kyndžál)Arabian dagger
Urdu خَنْجَر
  • خَنْجَر (xanjar)Arabian dagger
Cite this entry
APA

khanjar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khanjar

MLA

“khanjar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khanjar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “khanjar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/khanjar.

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