خواجہ
Appearance
Urdu
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- خوجہ (xojā)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian خواجه (xʷāja).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɑː.d͡ʒə/, /xʋɑː.d͡ʒə/
Noun
[edit]خواجہ • (xāja or xvāja) m (Hindi spelling ख़्वाजा)
- master, lord
- dignitary, governor
- an honorific or polite form of address
- merchant, wealthy man
- (historical) eunuch
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | خواجا (xvājā) | خواجا (xvājā) |
| oblique | خواجا (xvājā) | خواجاؤں (xvājāõ) |
| vocative | خواجا (xvājā) | خواجاؤ (xvājāo) |
or
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | خواجَہ (xvājah) | خواجے (xvāje) |
| oblique | خواجے (xvāje) | خواجوں (xvājõ) |
| vocative | خواجے (xvāje) | خواجو (xvājo) |
References
[edit]- “خواجہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.