خواجہ
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Urdu
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- خوجہ (xojā)
Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian خواجه (xʷāja).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, /xwɑː.d͡ʒɑː/
Noun
[edit]خواجہ • (xājā or xvājā) m (Hindi spelling ख़्वाजा)
- master, lord
- dignitary, governor
- an honorific or polite form of address
- merchant, wealthy man
- (historical) eunuch
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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direct | خواجَہ (xvājah) | خواجے (xvāje) |
oblique | خواجے (xvāje) | خواجوں (xvājõ) |
vocative | خواجے (xvāje) | خواجو (xvājo) |
References
[edit]- “خواجہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.