خواجہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

خوجہ‎ (xojā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (xâje).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, /xwɑː.d͡ʒɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /xɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, /xwɑː.d͡ʒɑː/

Noun

خواجہ or خواجہ • (xājā or xvājā) m (Hindi spelling ख़्वाजा)

master, lord
Synonyms: آقا‎ (āqā), حضور‎ (huzūr), سرکار‎ (sarkār)
dignitary, governor
Synonyms: امیر‎ (amīr), گورنر‎ (gavarnar)
an honorific or polite form of address
Synonyms: حضرت‎ (hazrat), سائیں‎ (sā'ī̃)
merchant, wealthy man
Synonyms: تاجر‎ (tājir), سوداگر‎ (saudāgar), امیر‎ (amīr)
(historical) eunuch
Synonyms: خواجہ سرا‎ (xājā-sarā), ہیجڑا‎ (hījṛā)

Declension

Declension of خواجہ
	singular	plural
direct	خواجہ‎ (xvājah)	خواجے‎ (xvāje)
oblique	خواجے‎ (xvāje)	خواجوں‎ (xvājõ)
vocative	خواجے‎ (xvāje)	خواجو‎ (xvājo)

References

“خواجہ”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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