Arabic

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Etymology 1

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Back-formed and simplified from a nisba-epitheted name, as it has also been called الْبَخْتَرِيّ (al-baḵtariyy) الْإِبِل الْخُرَاسَانِيَّة (al-ʔibil al-ḵurāsāniyya), الْجَمَل الْبُخَارِيّ (al-jamal al-buḵāriyy) etc., various connections made to Bactria, Balkh and Bukhara.

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Noun

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بُخْت (buḵtm (collective, singulative بُخْتِيّ m or f (buḵtiyy) or بُخْتِيَّة (buḵtiyya), plural بَخَاتِيّ (baḵātiyy))

  1. a half-breed from a male Bactrian camel and a female dromedary
    • 7th century CE, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim, 37:190:
      رُؤُوسُهُنَّ كَأَسْنِمَةِ الْبُخْتِ الْمَائِلَةِ
      ruʔūsuhunna kaʔasnimati l-buḵti l-māʔilati
      Their heads are inclined like the humps of Bactrian dromedaries.
Declension
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Declension of noun بُخْت (buḵt)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بُخْت
buḵt
الْبُخْت
al-buḵt
بُخْت
buḵt
nominative بُخْتٌ
buḵtun
الْبُخْتُ
al-buḵtu
بُخْتُ
buḵtu
accusative بُخْتًا
buḵtan
الْبُخْتَ
al-buḵta
بُخْتَ
buḵta
genitive بُخْتٍ
buḵtin
الْبُخْتِ
al-buḵti
بُخْتِ
buḵti
dual indefinite definite construct
informal بُخْتِيَّيْن
buḵtiyyayn
الْبُخْتِيَّيْن
al-buḵtiyyayn
بُخْتِيَّيْ
buḵtiyyay
nominative بُخْتِيَّانِ
buḵtiyyāni
الْبُخْتِيَّانِ
al-buḵtiyyāni
بُخْتِيَّا
buḵtiyyā
accusative بُخْتِيَّيْنِ
buḵtiyyayni
الْبُخْتِيَّيْنِ
al-buḵtiyyayni
بُخْتِيَّيْ
buḵtiyyay
genitive بُخْتِيَّيْنِ
buḵtiyyayni
الْبُخْتِيَّيْنِ
al-buḵtiyyayni
بُخْتِيَّيْ
buḵtiyyay
plural basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بَخَاتِي
baḵātī
الْبَخَاتِي
al-baḵātī
بَخَاتِي
baḵātī
nominative بَخَاتِيُّ
baḵātiyyu
الْبَخَاتِيُّ
al-baḵātiyyu
بَخَاتِيُّ
baḵātiyyu
accusative بَخَاتِيَّ
baḵātiyya
الْبَخَاتِيَّ
al-baḵātiyya
بَخَاتِيَّ
baḵātiyya
genitive بَخَاتِيَّ
baḵātiyya
الْبَخَاتِيِّ
al-baḵātiyyi
بَخَاتِيِّ
baḵātiyyi

Etymology 2

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From Persian بخت (baxt) or its earlier forms.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بَخْت (baḵtm (plural بُخُوت (buḵūt))

  1. luck
Declension
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Declension of noun بَخْت (baḵt)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بَخْت
baḵt
الْبَخْت
al-baḵt
بَخْت
baḵt
nominative بَخْتٌ
baḵtun
الْبَخْتُ
al-baḵtu
بَخْتُ
baḵtu
accusative بَخْتًا
baḵtan
الْبَخْتَ
al-baḵta
بَخْتَ
baḵta
genitive بَخْتٍ
baḵtin
الْبَخْتِ
al-baḵti
بَخْتِ
baḵti
dual indefinite definite construct
informal بَخْتَيْن
baḵtayn
الْبَخْتَيْن
al-baḵtayn
بَخْتَيْ
baḵtay
nominative بَخْتَانِ
baḵtāni
الْبَخْتَانِ
al-baḵtāni
بَخْتَا
baḵtā
accusative بَخْتَيْنِ
baḵtayni
الْبَخْتَيْنِ
al-baḵtayni
بَخْتَيْ
baḵtay
genitive بَخْتَيْنِ
baḵtayni
الْبَخْتَيْنِ
al-baḵtayni
بَخْتَيْ
baḵtay
plural basic broken plural triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal بُخُوت
buḵūt
الْبُخُوت
al-buḵūt
بُخُوت
buḵūt
nominative بُخُوتٌ
buḵūtun
الْبُخُوتُ
al-buḵūtu
بُخُوتُ
buḵūtu
accusative بُخُوتًا
buḵūtan
الْبُخُوتَ
al-buḵūta
بُخُوتَ
buḵūta
genitive بُخُوتٍ
buḵūtin
الْبُخُوتِ
al-buḵūti
بُخُوتِ
buḵūti
Descendants
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  • Algerian Arabic: بخت (baḵt)
  • Egyptian Arabic: بخت (baḵt)
  • Gulf Arabic: بخت (baḵt)
  • Omani Arabic: بخت (baḵt)
  • South Levantine Arabic: بخت (baḵt)

Khalaj

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Noun

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بَخت (baxt, bəxt) (definite accusative بَختی or بَختؽ, plural بَختلَر or بَختلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of baxt, bəxt (luck)

Declension

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Declension of بخت
singular plural
nominative بخت بختلار
genitive بختؽݧ بختلارؽݧ
dative بختقا بختلارقا
definite accusative بختؽ بختلارؽ
locative بختچا بختلارچا
ablative بختدا بختلاردا
instrumental بختلا بختلارلا
equative بختوارا بختلاروارا
Declension of بخت
singular plural
nominative بخت بختلَر
genitive بختۆݧ بختلَریݧ
dative بختکه بختلَرکه
definite accusative بختۆ بختلَری
locative بختچه بختلَرچه
ablative بختده بختلَرده
instrumental بختله بختلَرله
equative بختوارا بختلَروارا

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Persian بخت (baxt, luck, fortune), itself from Middle Persian [script needed] (b(ʾ)ht' /⁠baxt⁠/, fortune, luck).

Noun

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بخت (baht)

  1. fortune, chance, the arrival of something in an unexpected manner
    Synonyms: تصادف (tesâdüf), طالع (taliʼ), قسمت (kismet)
  2. luck, fortune, something favorable that happens to someone by chance
    Synonyms: اوغور (uğur), حظ (hazz), دولت (devlet), طالع (taliʼ), قوت (kut)

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (b(ʾ)ht' /⁠baxt⁠/, fortune, luck) which is the past stem of Middle Persian [script needed] (b(ʾ)htn', bhš- /⁠baxtan, baxš⁠/, to apportion, to distribute, to allocate) , from Proto-Iranian *bagta- (assigned, allotted; fate), a lexicalized past participle ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g- (to distribute); see there for further information.

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Readings
Classical reading? baxt
Dari reading? baxt
Iranian reading? baxt
Tajik reading? baxt

Noun

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بخت (baxt)

  1. fortune, prosperity, felicity, happiness
  2. luck (good or bad)
  3. horoscope, nativity, planet, constellation
  4. nightmare
  5. kind of locust

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