کھوج

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Deverbal from کھوجْنا (khojnā, to seek; search),[1] inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (khojja).[2] Compare Gujarati ખોજ (khoj), Maithili खोज (khōj), Bengali খোঁজা (khō̃ja), Assamese খোজ (khüz, step, footprint; ask for), Odia ଖୋଜ (khoja).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کھوج (khojm (Hindi spelling खोज)

  1. search, quest
    Synonyms: تَلاس (talās), ڈُھونْڈ (ḍhūnḍ)
  2. research
    Synonym: تَحْقِیق (tahqīq)
  3. finding, exploration
  4. aware; familiarity[3]
  5. basis (ie. foundation)[4]
  6. trace; mark; clue
    Synonym: پَتَہ (pata)
  7. footprint

Declension

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    Declension of کھوج
singular plural
direct کھوج (khoj) کھوج (khoj)
oblique کھوج (khoj) کھوجوں (khojõ)
vocative کھوج (khoj) کھوجو (khojo)

Verb

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کھوج (khoj) (Hindi spelling खोज)

  1. inflection of کھوجْنا (khojnā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

References

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  1. ^ کھوج”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “khojja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 208
  3. ^ Farhang-i-Asifiya
  4. ^ Noor-ul-Lugaat

Further reading

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