khanjar

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khanjar

/ˈkand͡ʒə/

noun khanjars · hanjar · handjar

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.

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noun Arabian dagger

Español	janyar
हिन्दी	ख़ंजर xañjar, खंजर khañjar, कटार kaṭār, पेशक़ब्ज़ peśqabz, कटारी kaṭārī
Português	khanjar, canjar
Français	kandjar
Deutsch	Handschar
Italiano	khanjar
Русский	ханджа́р xandžár, кинжа́л kinžál
العربية	خَنْجَر ḵanjar

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@misc{khanjar_2026,
  title = {khanjar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/khanjar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}