Handschar

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German

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic خَنْجَر (ḵanjar), in part through Ottoman Turkish خنجر (hancar).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhandʒar/, [ˈhan.d͡ʒaʁ], [ˈhan.d͡ʒa(ɐ̯)]

Noun

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Handschar m or (both dated) n or f (strong or mixed, genitive Handschars or Handschar, plural Handschars or Handschare or Handscharen)

  1. khanjar (oriental dagger)
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Etymology 2

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From Serbo-Croatian handžar, from the Ottoman word in etymology 1. Feminine gender after Division. Sometimes reinterpreted by folk etymology as Hand +‎ Schar (literally “hand troop”, further interpretable as “auxiliary troop” or the like).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhandʒar/, [ˈhan.d͡ʒaʁ], [ˈhan.d͡ʒa(ɐ̯)] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈhantˌʃaːr/, [ˈhantˌʃaː(ɐ̯)] (folk etymology, see above)

Proper noun

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die Handschar f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Handschar)

  1. Handschar (Waffen-SS mountain infantry division made up of Balkan Muslims)
    Synonym: Handschar-Division