غجر

العربية

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غجر

/ɣa.d͡ʒar/
/ɣa.ɡar/ Egyptian

Where it comes from

Unknown, in Modern Standard Arabic use from Egyptian Arabic extended from the name one of the tribes of Doms in Egypt. Attested in al-Jāḥiẓ (ᛦ 868) as the occupation of a Baṣran, in the form كَجَار (kajār) or كَچَار (kačār) (without ʔiʕjām): possibly clipped from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀬𑀭 (bhikkhāyara) from Sanskrit भिक्षाचर (bhikṣācara) which gave Hindustani بھکھاری / भिखारी (bhikhārī), all meaning “beggar”, and originally a designation for mendicants of mixed ethnic affiliation.

noun غَجَر · ḡajar · غَجَرِيّ · الْغَجَر

collective Ghagar, one of the tribes of Doms in Egypt
collective Gypsies (Romani)
collective a rude or abusive person

In English

Rom a member of the Romani people
Gypsy a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group

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"غجر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%AC%D8%B1. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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غجر. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%AC%D8%B1

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"غجر." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%AC%D8%B1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {غجر},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%BA%D8%AC%D8%B1},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}