khanjar

noun

khan·​jar

ˈkanˌjär

variants or handjar

ˈha-

plural -s

: a short curved dagger of Muslim countries

the broad silver-sheathed khanjars —the mark of authority in the northern deserts

—Ralph Hammond-Innes

Word History

Etymology

Arabic khanjar

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