هژیر

Persian

Etymology

From Parthian 𐫍𐫇𐫝𐫏𐫍𐫡 (hwcyhr /⁠hužihr⁠⁠/). Doublet of خجیر (xujīr / xojir).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hu.ˈʒiːr/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hʊ.ʒiːɾ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔʊ.ʒiːɾ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔu.ʒiɾ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ho.ʒiːɹ]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hu.ʒiɾ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hužīr
Dari reading^?	hužīr
Iranian reading^?	hožir
Tajik reading^?	hužir

Proper noun

هژیر • (hužīr / hožir) (Tajik spelling Ҳужир)

(Iranian mythology) Hojir
a male given name, Hojir, Hozhir, Hajir, or Hazhir, from Parthian or the Iranian epic Shahnameh