خاج

See also: حاج‎, چاچ‎, and خاچ‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Armenian խաչ (xačʿ, “cross”), from Old Armenian խաչ (xačʿ, “crucifix; cross”).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Alternative forms

Noun

خاج • (xāj)

  1. Christian cross

Derived terms
  • خاج‌شویان‎ (xāj-šūyān), خاچ‌شویان‎ (xāč-šūyān)

References
  1. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1895) Persische Studien [Persian Studies] (in German), Strasbourg: K.J. Trübner, page 227
  2. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 158
  3. Horn, Paul (1895–1901), “Neupersische Schriftsprache [New Persian written language]”, in Geiger, Wilhelm; Kuhn, Ernst, editors, Grundriß der iranischen Philologie [Outline of Iranian Philology] (in German), volume I, part II, Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, page 8
  4. Lidén, Evald (1927), “Der armenische Name des Kreuzes”, in Handes Amsorya‎ (in German), volume 41, issue 11–12, columns 765–766
  5. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “խաչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 334b
  6. Solta, G. R. (1960) Die Stellung des Armenischen im Kreise der indogermanischen Sprachen (Studien zur armenischen Geschichte; 9) (in German), Vienna: Mechitharisten, page 309
  7. Asatryan, Gaṙnik (1990), “Ardyokʿ ka?n haykakan pʿoxaṙutʿyunner nor parskerenum [Are There Armenian Borrowings in New Persian?]”, in Patma-banasirakan handes [Historical-Philological Journal]‎ (in Armenian), issue 3, page 144 of 139–144
  8. Nişanyan, Sevan (2015-04-29), “haç”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Etymology 2

Noun

خاج • (xāj)

  1. the soft part of the ear

Further reading
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