khanjar
/ˈkand͡ʒə/
khanjar noun: a kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.
Noun
khanjar (plural khanjars)
khanjar meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
khanjar in Hindi
- Arabian dagger
- ख़ंजर xañjar, खंजर khañjar, कटार kaṭār, पेशक़ब्ज़ peśqabz, कटारी kaṭārī
khanjar in Marathi
- khanjar, dagger
- खंजीर khañjīr
khanjar in Urdu
- Arabian dagger
- خَنْجَر xanjar
khanjar in Bengali
- Arabian dagger
- খঞ্জর khôñjôr
More languagesFewer languages
- khanjar in Nepali
- खञ्जर् khañjar
- khanjar in Pashto
- خنجر xanjar
- khanjar in Arabic
- خَنْجَر ḵanjar
- khanjar in Malay
- kanjar, khanjar
- khanjar in Indonesian
- khanjar
- khanjar in Persian
- خنجر xanjar
Forms of khanjar
| plural | khanjars |
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Origin of khanjar
Borrowed from Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar). Doublet of kindjal.
Questions about khanjar
- What does khanjar mean?
- Khanjar means a kind of dagger used in certain Arabian countries.
- What is khanjar in Hindi?
- Khanjar in Hindi is ख़ंजर (xañjar), खंजर (khañjar), कटार (kaṭār). See Khanjar meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is khanjar?
- Khanjar is a noun.
- How do you pronounce khanjar?
- Khanjar is pronounced /ˈkand͡ʒə/.
- What is the plural of khanjar?
- The plural of khanjar is khanjars.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: khanjar (page history and authors); खंजीर (Marathi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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