Jambiya or Khanjar?

Philip · 20th December 2006, 07:07 AM

The Turks call these d.e. curved daggers "hancer". It's a phonetic rendition of the Arabic "khanjar" (= dagger), if you keep in mind that the Turkish "h" is a bit more gutteral than in English, and the "c" is pronounced like "j", the similarity is clear. In Morocco, this dagger configuration is called a "koumiya", but it's interesting to note that in the region, the weapon is slung from a shoulder-baldric of heavy cords, rather than inserted through a sash or directly attached to a belt as is done elsewhere.

20th December 2006, 07:07 AM	#4
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	The Turks call these d.e. curved daggers "hancer". It's a phonetic rendition of the Arabic "khanjar" (= dagger), if you keep in mind that the Turkish "h" is a bit more gutteral than in English, and the "c" is pronounced like "j", the similarity is clear. In Morocco, this dagger configuration is called a "koumiya", but it's interesting to note that in the region, the weapon is slung from a shoulder-baldric of heavy cords, rather than inserted through a sash or directly attached to a belt as is done elsewhere.