خجیر

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xu.ˈd͡ʒiːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d͡ʒíːɾ]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.d͡ʒíːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.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

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

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 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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.