Handschar

German

Etymology 1

From Arabic ⁧خَنْجَر⁩ (ḵanjar), in part through Ottoman Turkish ⁧خنجر⁩ (hancar).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhandʒar/, [ˈhan.d͡ʒaʁ], [ˈhan.d͡ʒa(ɐ̯)]

Noun

Handschar m or (both dated) n or f (strong or mixed, genitive Handschars or Handschar, plural Handschars or Handschare or Handscharen)

  1. khanjar (oriental dagger)
Declension
Declension of Handschar [masculine // neuter (dated), strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Handschar die Handschars, Handschare
genitive eines des Handschars, Handschar der Handschars, Handschare
dative einem dem Handschar den Handschars, Handscharen
accusative einen, ein den, das Handschar die Handschars, Handschare
Declension of Handschar [feminine (dated)]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Handschar die Handschars, Handscharen
genitive einer der Handschar der Handschars, Handscharen
dative einer der Handschar den Handschars, Handscharen
accusative eine die Handschar die Handschars, Handscharen
Alternative forms
  • Chandschar

Etymology 2

From Serbo-Croatian handžar, from the Ottoman word in etymology 1. Feminine gender after Division. Sometimes reinterpreted by folk etymology as Hand +‎ Schar (literally “hand troop”, further interpretable as “auxiliary troop” or the like).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhandʒar/, [ˈhan.d͡ʒaʁ], [ˈhan.d͡ʒa(ɐ̯)] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhantˌʃaːr/, [ˈhantˌʃaː(ɐ̯)] (folk etymology, see above)

Proper noun

die Handschar f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Handschar)

  1. Handschar (Waffen-SS mountain infantry division made up of Balkan Muslims)
    Synonym: Handschar-Division
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