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, formal) IPA^(key): [bäxʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäxʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bäxʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bäxʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæxʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäχʃ]

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

• Audio (Iran):

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Noun

Dari	بخش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	бахш

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

1. 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

   1. sector, division (of an organization)

      بخش خصوصی ― baxš-e xosusi ― private 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
  • Uzbek: baxsh
• → Indonesian: bakh
• → Ottoman Turkish: بخش (bahş)
  • Turkish: bahş
• → Punjabi: بَخش (baxś)
• → Urdu: بَخش

Verb

بخش • (baxš)

1. present stem form of بخشیدن (baxšidan)

References

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بخش (baxš).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bəxʃ/

Noun

بَخْش • (baxš) m (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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.