تاجبخش

Persian

Etymology

تاج (tāj, “crown”) +‎ بخش (baxš, present stem of بخشیدن (baxšidan, “to bestower”)): "the granter of crowns" or "crown-bestower", a hero who makes and unmakes kings.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [tɑːd͡ʒ.ˈbaxʃ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːd͡ʒ.bǽxʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːd͡ʒ.bǽxʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɑːd͡ʒ.bǽxʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔːd͡ʒ.bǽxʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɒːd͡ʒ.bǽxʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [t̪ʰɔd͡ʒ.bǽχʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	tājbaxš
Dari reading?	tājbaxš
Iranian reading?	tâjbaxš
Tajik reading?	tojbaxš

Proper noun

Dari	تاجبخش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Тоҷбахш

تاجبخش • (tâjbaxš)

1. "Bestower of Crowns": an epithet of the legendary hero Rustam.
2. a surname, Tajbakhsh