Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خنجر (xanjar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kʰəɲd͡ʒəɾə̆]

Noun

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ਖੰਜਰ (khañjarm (Shahmukhi spelling خنجر)

  1. dagger

Declension

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Declension of ਖੰਜਰ
dir. sg. ਖੰਜਰ (khañjar)
dir. pl. ਖੰਜਰ (khañjar)
singular plural
direct ਖੰਜਰ (khañjar) ਖੰਜਰ (khañjar)
oblique ਖੰਜਰ (khañjar) ਖੰਜਰਾਂ (khañjrā̃)
vocative ਖੰਜਰਾ (khañjrā) ਖੰਜਰੋ (khañjro)
ablative ਖੰਜਰੋਂ (khañjrõ)
locative ਖੰਜਰੇ (khañjre) ਖੰਜਰੀਂ (khañjrī̃)
instrumental ਖੰਜਰੇ (khañjre) ਖੰਜਰੀਂ (khañjrī̃)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਖੰਜਰ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.