خنجر

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to a type of dagger or knife. It also extends to describe a camel that is abundant in milk, and metaphorically to heavy or brackish water. The root can also refer to a proper name.

Derived headwords

الخِنْجَرnoun

1.
daggerboth
A short, pointed weapon with a blade, typically double-edged.
2.
knifeboth
A tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade.
3.
camel (female)classical
A female camel that is abundant in milk.
4.
heavy waterclassical
Water that is thick or heavy.
5.
brackish waterclassical
Water that is slightly salty, not fully fresh or fully marine.

والخنجر والخنجر: السكين — And the khunjar and khunjar: the knife.

الخنجر والخنجرة والخنجور، كله: الناقة الغزيرة — The khunjar, khunjara, and khunjoor, all of them: the abundant she-camel.

الخِنْجَرَةnoun

1.
daggerboth
A short, pointed weapon with a blade, typically double-edged.
2.
camel (female)classical
A female camel that is abundant in milk.

الخنجر والخنجرة والخنجور، كله: الناقة الغزيرة — The khunjar, khunjara, and khunjoor, all of them: the abundant she-camel.

الليث: الخنجرة من الحديد — Al-Layth: the khunjara is made of iron.

الخِنْجُورnoun

1.
daggerclassical
A short, pointed weapon with a blade, typically double-edged.
2.
camel (female)classical
A female camel that is abundant in milk.

الخنجر والخنجرة والخنجور، كله: الناقة الغزيرة — The khunjar, khunjara, and khunjoor, all of them: the abundant she-camel.

الأصمعي: الخنجور واللهموم والرهشوش الغزيرة اللبن من الإبل — Al-Asma'i: the khunjoor, lahmum, and rahshoosh are camels abundant in milk.

الخَنَاجِرnoun

1.
daggersboth
Plural of khunjar, referring to multiple daggers.
2.
camels (female)classical
Plural of khunjar, referring to multiple she-camels abundant in milk.

والجمع الخناجر — And the plural is khanaajir.

الخَنْجَرِيرnoun

1.
heavy waterclassical
Water that is thick or heavy.
2.
brackish waterclassical
Water that is slightly salty, not fully fresh or fully marine.

والخنجرير: الماء الثقيل — And the khanjareer: the heavy water.

وقيل هو الملح جدا — And it is said to be very salty.

الخِنْجَرname

1.
a man's nameclassical
A proper name of a man.

والخنجر: اسم رجل، وهو الخنجر بن صخر الأسدي — And Al-Khunjar: is the name of a man, and he is Al-Khunjar ibn Sakhr Al-Asadi.

Parallel reading

الخنجر والخنجرة والخنجور، كله: الناقة الغزيرة

The khunjar, khunjara, and khunjoor, all of them: the abundant she-camel.

والجمع الخناجر.

And the plural is khanaajir.

الأصمعي: الخنجور واللهموم والرهشوش الغزيرة اللبن من الإبل.

Al-Asma'i: The khunjoor, lahmum, and rahshoosh are camels abundant in milk.

الليث: الخنجرة من الحديد، والخنجر والخنجر: السكين.

Al-Layth: The khunjara is made of iron, and the khunjar and khunjar: the knife.

المرء مقتول بما قتل به، إن خنجرا فخنجر، وإن سيفا فسيف؛

A person is killed by what they kill with; if it is a dagger, then with a dagger, and if it is a sword, then with a sword;

قال: يطعنها بخنجر من لحم، ... تحت الذنابى، في مكان سخن جمع بين النون والميم وهذا من الإكفاء.

He said: He stabs her with a dagger of flesh, ... beneath the tailbone, in a hot place, combining the noon and the meem, and this is from ikfaa' (assimilation).

والخنجر: اسم رجل، وهو الخنجر بن صخر الأسدي.

And Al-Khunjar: is the name of a man, and he is Al-Khunjar ibn Sakhr Al-Asadi.

والخنجرير: الماء الثقيل، وقيل: هو الذي لا يبلغ أن يكون ملحا، وقيل: هو الملح جدا.

And the khanjareer: the heavy water, and it is said: it is water that does not reach the point of being salty, and it is said: it is very salty.