খঞ্জর

Bengali

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Middle Persian [Term?]

Classical Persian خَنْجَر (xanjar)bor.

Bengali খঞ্জর

Borrowed from Classical Persian خَنْجَر (xanjar).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kʰɔnd͡ʒɔɾ/, [ˈkʰɔnd͡ʒɔɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kʰɔndʑɔɹ/, [ˈkʰɔndʑɔɹ]

Noun

খঞ্জর • (khonjor)

1. a kind of short dagger or scimitar
2. handjar

Declension

indefinite forms
nominative	খঞ্জর (khonjor)
objective	খঞ্জর / খঞ্জরকে (khonjor (semantically general or indefinite) / khonjorke (semantically definite))
genitive	খঞ্জরের (khonjorer)
locative	খঞ্জরে (khonjore)
definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	খঞ্জরটা , খঞ্জরটি (khonjorṭa (colloquial), khonjorṭi (formal))	খঞ্জরগুলা, খঞ্জরগুলো (khonjorgula (colloquial), khonjorgulo (formal))
objective	খঞ্জরটা, খঞ্জরটি (khonjorṭa (colloquial), khonjorṭi (formal))	খঞ্জরগুলা, খঞ্জরগুলো (khonjorgula (colloquial), khonjorgulo (formal))
genitive	খঞ্জরটার, খঞ্জরটির (khonjorṭar (colloquial), khonjorṭir (formal))	খঞ্জরগুলার, খঞ্জরগুলোর (khonjorgular (colloquial), khonjorgulor (formal))
locative	খঞ্জরটাতে / খঞ্জরটায়, খঞ্জরটিতে (khonjorṭate / khonjorṭay (colloquial), khonjorṭite (formal))	খঞ্জরগুলাতে / খঞ্জরগুলায়, খঞ্জরগুলোতে (khonjorgulate / khonjorgulay (colloquial), khonjorgulote (formal))
Objective Note: In some dialects, -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

• Biswas, Sailendra (2000), “খঞ্জর”, in Samsad Bengali-English dictionary, 3^rd edition, Calcutta: Sahitya Samsad, →OCLC.