بخش
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭧𐭱 (bḥš /baxš/), equivalent to the present stem of the verb [script needed] (bhtn' /baxtan/, “to distribute; to allot”), from Proto-Iranian *baxšáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰakšás, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-; see there for further information.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [baxʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bæxʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bäχʃ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | baxš |
Dari reading? | baxš |
Iranian reading? | baxš |
Tajik reading? | baxš |
Noun
[edit]Dari | بخش |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | бахш |
بخش • (baxš) (plural بخشها (baxš-hâ))
- lot; part; portion; section
- Synonym: قسمت (qesmat)
- بخشهای مقاله ― baxš-hâ-ye maqâle ― the sections of an article
- بخشِ اندکی ― baxš-e andaki ― a small portion
- lot (in life); fortune
Descendants
[edit]- → Azerbaijani: bəxş
- → Bengali: বখশ (bôkhś)
- → Chagatai: بَخش
- Uzbek: baxsh
- → Indonesian: bakh
- → Ottoman Turkish: بخش (bahş)
- Turkish: bahş
- → Punjabi:
- → Hindustani:
Verb
[edit]بخش • (baxš)
References
[edit]- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بخش”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
Urdu
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Classical Persian بخش (baxš).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bəxʃ/
Noun
[edit]بَخْش • (baxš) m (Hindi spelling बख़्श)
- (suffix) share, lot, allotment, part, portion
- food distributed in celebrations
- allowance, pay, donation, gift
References
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- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
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- Persian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian terms with audio pronunciation
- Persian lemmas
- Persian nouns
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