Iraqi Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic بَاذِنْجَان (bāḏinjān), itself from Classical Persian باتنگان (bātingān), بادنگان (bādingān).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɛːtɪnd͡ʒaːn/

Noun

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بَێتِنْجان (betinjān)

  1. eggplant.

References

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  • Dictionary of Baghdadi Dialect by Sheikh Jalal Al-Hanafi, part 2, page 170.