بیجاده

Persian

Etymology

بی (bi, without) + جاده (jâde, road, (here: streak)).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /bid͡ʒɔˈda/

Noun

بیجاده (bijâde)

  1. garnet or ruby
    Synonym: نارسَنگ (nârsang)
    • 982, Hudūd al-'Ālam
      و اندر بدخشان معدن سیم است و زر و بیجاده و لاجورد.
      va andar badaxšân ma'dan-i sêm ast u zar u bîjâde u lâjavard.
      and in Badakhshan there are mines of silver, gold, garnet (or maybe ruby), and lapis lazuli.
  2. (archaic, literary) amber
    Synonym: کَهربا (kahrobâ)
    • 10th Century CE, Ferdowsi, Shahnameh
      شد آن تخت شاهی و آن دستگاه / زمانه ربودش چو بیجاده کاه
      šod ân taxt-e šâhi-yyo ân dastgâh / zamâne robudaš čo bijâde kâh.
      the fate snatched his throne and court, just like how the amber attracts straw.

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