بجای

Persian

Etymology

From بـ +‎ جای.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ba.d͡ʒɑːj]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d͡ʒɑːj]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d͡ʒɑːj]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä.d͡ʒɑːj]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä.d͡ʒäj]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæ.d͡ʒɒːj]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d͡ʒɔj]

Readings
Classical reading?	bajāy
Dari reading?	bajāy
Iranian reading?	bajây
Tajik reading?	bajoy

Adjective

بجای • (bajāy)

1. in lieu

Descendants

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: बजाय (bajāy)

  Urdu: بجائے (bajāy)

• → Bengali: বজায় (bojaẏ)
• → Odia: ବଜାୟ (bajāya)

References

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