Early 17th century. From Ottoman Turkish ẖancar, khanjar, ẖancer (Turkish hancer, hançer) from Persian ḵanjar dagger. In later use partly via Serbian and Croatian handžar dagger, scimitar.
Definition of hanjar in US English:
hanjar
nounˈhandʒɑː
Khanjar.
Origin
Early 17th century. From Ottoman Turkish ẖancar, khanjar, ẖancer (Turkish hancer, hançer) from Persian ḵanjar dagger. In later use partly via Serbian and Croatian handžar dagger, scimitar.