خجیر

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *Hhučiθráh (composed of *Hhu- (“good”) and *ciθráh (“appearance, likeness; face”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsučitrás.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊ.d͡ʒíːɾ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊ.d͡ʒíːɾ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xu.d͡ʒíɾ]

Readings
Classical reading? xujīr
Dari reading? xujīr
Iranian reading? xojir
Tajik reading? xujir

Adjective

خجیر • (xojir)

  1. beautiful, attractive
  2. good, pleasant, agreeable

Descendants
  • → Urdu: خجیر (xajīr)

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian خُجیر (xujīr, “beautiful; pleasant, agreeable”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

خجیر • (xajīr or xujīr)

  1. attractive; beautiful
  2. pleasant, good
  3. delightful; gratifying

References
  • “خجیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “خجیر”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John Thompson (1884) “خجیر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., →ISBN, →OCLC
  • “خجیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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