Khwāja
E138507
Khwāja is an honorific title of respect in Persian and Islamic cultures, historically used for learned, revered, or spiritually distinguished men such as the poet Hafez.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khwaja | 4 |
| Khoja | 1 |
| Khwajah | 1 |
| Khwāja canonical | 1 |
| Shaykh al-Akbar | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic honorific
ⓘ
Persian honorific ⓘ honorific title ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam ⓘ |
| denotes |
learning
ⓘ
respect ⓘ reverence ⓘ spiritual distinction ⓘ |
| etymologicalRole | title preceding personal name ⓘ |
| exampleBearer | Hafez ⓘ |
| hasGenderAssociation | male ⓘ |
| hasVariantSpelling |
Khwāja
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Khoja
Khwāja self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Khwaja
Khwāja self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Khwajah
|
| historicallyUsedFor |
Sufi masters
ⓘ
poets ⓘ religious scholars ⓘ teachers ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Persian ⓘ |
| regionOfUse |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Iran ⓘ South Asia ⓘ |
| script | Persian script ⓘ |
| semanticField |
honorifics
ⓘ
religious titles ⓘ social status titles ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOrigin | medieval Islamic era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
learned men
ⓘ
revered men ⓘ spiritually distinguished men ⓘ |
| usedInCulture |
Islamic culture
ⓘ
Persian culture ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shaykh al-Akbar
this entity surface form:
Khwaja
this entity surface form:
Khwaja
this entity surface form:
Khwajah
this entity surface form:
Khoja
this entity surface form:
Khwaja
this entity surface form:
Khwaja