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'''Khawaja''' or '''khwaja''' is an honorific title used across the ], ], ] and ], particularly towards ] teachers. The word comes from the Iranian word ''khwāja'' (] ''khāje'' {{wikt-lang|fa|خواجه}}) and translates as "master", "lord". The spellings ''hodja'' or ''hoca'' (]), ''খাজা (Khaja)'' (]), ''hodža'' (]), ''hoxha'' (]), ''hodža'' (]), ''hotzakis'' (]), ''hogea'' (]), ''koja'' (])<ref>S. Robson and S. Wibisono, 2002, ''Javanese English dictionary'' {{ISBN|0-7946-0000-X}}, sv ''koja''. Here the meaning 'merchant (usually Muslim Indian)' is given</ref> and ''al-khawaja''<ref>Al Rehanad (book of Origins)</ref> are also used. The name is also used in ] to indicate a person with a foreign nationality or foreign heritage. '''Khawaja''' or '''khwaja''' is an honorific title used across the ], ], ] and ], particularly towards ] teachers. The word comes from the Iranian word ''khwāja'' (] ''khāje'' {{wikt-lang|fa|خواجه}}) and translates as "master", "lord". The spellings ''hodja'' or ''hoca'' (]), ''খাজা (Khaja)'' (]), ''hodža'' (]), ''hoxha'' (]), ''hodža'' (]), ''hotzakis'' (]), ''hogea'' (]), ''koja'' (])<ref>S. Robson and S. Wibisono, 2002, ''Javanese English dictionary'' {{ISBN|0-7946-0000-X}}, sv ''koja''. Here the meaning 'merchant (usually Muslim Indian)' is given</ref> and ''al-khawaja''<ref>Al Rehanad (book of Origins)</ref> are also used. The name is also used in ] to indicate a person with a foreign nationality or foreign heritage and is also used as a prefix by some kashmiris.


== People using the name == == People using the name ==

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Khawaja or khwaja is an honorific title used across the Middle East, South Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia, particularly towards Sufi teachers. The word comes from the Iranian word khwāja (New Persian khāje خواجه) and translates as "master", "lord". The spellings hodja or hoca (Turkish), খাজা (Khaja) (Bengali), hodža (Bosnian), hoxha (Albanian), hodža (Serbian), hotzakis (Greek), hogea (Romanian), koja (Javanese) and al-khawaja are also used. The name is also used in Egypt to indicate a person with a foreign nationality or foreign heritage and is also used as a prefix by some kashmiris.

People using the name

Male

In the historical order where possible:

Female

See also

References

  1. S. Robson and S. Wibisono, 2002, Javanese English dictionary ISBN 0-7946-0000-X, sv koja. Here the meaning 'merchant (usually Muslim Indian)' is given
  2. Al Rehanad (book of Origins)
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