خجیر

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /xuˈd͡ʒiɾ/

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
  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xə.d͡ʒiːɾ/, /xʊ.d͡ʒiːɾ/
  • (Deccani) IPA(key): /xə.d͡ʒiːɾ/, /xʊ.d͡ʒiːɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɾ

Adjective

خجیر or خجیر • (xajīr or xujīr)

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

References
  • “خجیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (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 Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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