بخش

See also: پخس‎ and تحس‎

Persian

Etymology

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

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baxʃ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /baxʃ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /bæxʃ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /baxʃ/

Noun

Iranian Persian	بخش
Dari	بخش
Tajik	бахш (baxš)

بخش • (baxš) (plural بخش‌ها‎ (baxš-hâ))

lot; part; portion; section
Synonym: قسمت‎ (qesmat)

‏‎ ― baxš-hâ-ye maqâle ― the sections of an article

‏‎ ― baxš-e andaki ― a small portion
1. sector, division (of an organization)
  ‏‎ ― baxš-e xosusi ― private sector
2. ward (of a hospital)
3. administrative district; ward
  1. bakhsh, a type of administrative division of Iran
lot (in life); fortune

Descendants

→ Indonesian: bakh
→ Ottoman Turkish: بخش‎ (bahş)
- Turkish: bahş

Verb

بخش • (baxš)

present stem form of ‎

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “بخش”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (baxš).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəxʃ/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /bəxʃ/

Noun

بَخْش • (baxš) m (Hindi spelling बख़्श)

(suffix) share, lot, allotment, part, portion
food distributed in celebrations
allowance, pay, donation, gift

References

“بخش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“بخش”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

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