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خنجر

khanjar

Means

A dagger or large knife used as a weapon, often associated with imagery of sudden violence or sharp wounds in classical poetry.


Urdu Meaning

ایک قسم کا خنجر یا چھری، ہتھیار جو پیٹ میں گھونپنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

Noun · Masculine · Persian


Shers using this word

خنجر بکف وہ جب سے سفاک ہو گیا ہے ملک ان ستم زدوں کا سب پاک ہو گیا ہے

Khanjar-ba-kaf woh jab se saffak ho gaya hai Mulk-e-sitam-zadon ka sab paak ho gaya hai

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