بخش

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See also: پخس and تحس

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭧𐭱 (bḥš /⁠baxš⁠/), equivalent to the present stem of the verb (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

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Readings
Classical reading? baxš
Dari reading? baxš
Iranian reading? baxš
Tajik reading? baxš

Noun

Dari بخش
Iranian Persian
Tajik бахш

بخش (baxš) (plural بخش‌ها (baxš-hâ))

  1. lot; part; portion; section
    Synonym: قسمت (qesmat)
    بخش‌های مقالهbaxš-hâ-ye maqâlethe sections of an article
    بخشِ اندکیbaxš-e andakia small portion
    1. sector, division (of an organization)
      بخش خصوصیbaxš-e xosusiprivate sector
    2. ward (of a hospital)
    3. administrative district; ward
      1. bakhsh, a type of administrative division of Iran
  2. lot (in life); fortune

Descendants

  • Azerbaijani: bəxş
  • Bengali: বখশ (bokhś)
  • Chagatai: بخش
  • Indonesian: bakh
  • Ottoman Turkish: بخش (bahş)
  • Punjabi: بَخش (baxś)
  • Urdu: بَخش

Verb

بخش (baxš)

  1. present stem form of بخشیدن (baxšidan)

References

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخش (baxš).

Pronunciation

Noun

بَخْش (baxšm (Hindi spelling बख़्श)

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

References

  • بخش”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • بخش”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.