خجیر
Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Iranian *Hhučiθráh (composed of *Hhu- (“good”) and *čiθráh (“appearance, likeness; face”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsučitrás.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /xu.ˈd͡ʒiːɾ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊ.d͡ʒíːɾ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xo.d͡ʒíːɹ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χu.d͡ʒíɾ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | xujīr |
| Dari reading? | xujīr |
| Iranian reading? | xojir |
| Tajik reading? | xujir |
Adjective
خجیر • (xojir)
Descendants
- → Urdu: خجیر (xajīr)
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian خُجیر (xujīr, “beautiful; pleasant, agreeable”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xə.d͡ʒiːɾ/, /xʊ.d͡ʒiːɾ/
- Rhymes: -iːɾ
Adjective
خجیر • (xajīr or xujīr)
References
- “خجیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “خجیر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “خجیر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “خجیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.