خواجہ

Urdu

Alternative forms

خوجہ (xojā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (xʷāja).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xɑː.d͡ʒɑː/, /xwɑː.d͡ʒɑː/

Noun

خواجہ • (xājā or xvājā) m (Hindi spelling ख़्वाजा)

master, lord
Synonyms: آقا (āqā), حضور (huzūr), سرکار (sarkār)
dignitary, governor
Synonyms: امیر (amīr), گورنر (gavarnar)
an honorific or polite form of address
Synonyms: حضرت (hazrat), سائیں (sā'ī̃)
merchant, wealthy man
Synonyms: تاجر (tājir), سوداگر (saudāgar), امیر (amīr)
(historical) eunuch
Synonyms: خواجہ سرا (xājā-sarā), ہیجڑا (hījṛā)

Declension

Declension of خواجہ
	singular	plural
direct	خواجہ (xvājah)	خواجے (xvāje)
oblique	خواجے (xvāje)	خواجوں (xvājõ)
vocative	خواجے (xvāje)	خواجو (xvājo)

References

“خواجہ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

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