بها

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See also: بھا

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Persian بها, from Middle Persian (whʾk /⁠wahāg⁠/).

Noun

بها (baha)

  1. price
Descendants
  • Turkish: paha

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ).

Alternative forms

Noun

بها (bahâ)

  1. beauty, comeliness
Related terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic بِهَا (bi-hā).

Prepositional phrase

بها (bi-hâ)

  1. by her

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian (whʾk /⁠wahāg⁠/); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wes- (to sell, trade). Akin to Armenian գին (gin, price).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bahā
Dari reading? bahā
Iranian reading? bahâ
Tajik reading? baho

Noun

بها (bahâ)

  1. price, value
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bahā
Dari reading? bahā
Iranian reading? bahâ
Tajik reading? baho

Noun

بها (bahâ)

  1. beauty
  2. elegance
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “بها”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic بِهَا (bi-hā).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bihā
Dari reading? behā
Iranian reading? behâ
Tajik reading? biho

Prepositional phrase

بها (be-hâ)

  1. by her

Further reading

  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “بها”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim