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Persian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Iranian *Hhučiθráh (composed of *Hhu- (“good”) and *čiθráh (“appearance, likeness; face”)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsučitrás.
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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xujīr
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| Dari reading?
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xujīr
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| Iranian reading?
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xojir
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| Tajik reading?
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xujir
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Adjective
خجیر • (xojir)
- beautiful, attractive
- good, pleasant, agreeable
Descendants
Urdu
Etymology
From Classical Persian خُجیر (xujīr, “beautiful; pleasant, agreeable”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
خجیر • (xajīr or xujīr)
- attractive; beautiful
- pleasant, good
- 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 T. (1884) “خجیر”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- “خجیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.