هنجار

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭤𐭭𐭰𐭠𐭥 (hanjār), from Parthian ʾnjʾr (anjār, “behaviour”). Akin to Old Armenian հանճար (hančar), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /han.ˈd͡ʒaːr/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hän.d͡ʒɑːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔän.d͡ʒɑːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔän.d͡ʒɔːɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hæn.d͡ʒɒːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hän.d͡ʒɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hanjār
Dari reading^?	hanjār
Iranian reading^?	hanjâr
Tajik reading^?	hanjor

Noun

هنجار • (hanjâr) (Tajik spelling ҳанҷор)

Derived terms

بهنجار (behanjâr)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “هنجار”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul