Iraqi Arabic edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɛːtɪnd͡ʒaːn/

Noun edit

بَێتِنْجان (betinjān)

  1. eggplant.

References edit

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