باقی

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَاقٍ (bāqin⁩), from the root ب ق ي (b q y).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baː.ˈqiː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.qíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.qíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑː.qíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔː.qí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː.ʁíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.qí]

• Rhymes: -iː

Readings
Classical reading?	bāqī
Dari reading?	bāqī
Iranian reading?	bâġi
Tajik reading?	boqi

Adjective

باقی • (bāqī / bâġi) (Tajik spelling боқӣ)

1. remaining

Derived terms

• بَاقِیدار m (bāqīdār, “one in arrears”)

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ب ق ي (0 c, 2 e)

Descendants

• → Assamese: বাকী (baki)
• → Bengali: বাকি (baki), বাকী (baki)
• → Gujarati: બાકી (bākī)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: बाक़ी (bāqī), बाकी (bākī) — nuqtaless

  Urdu: بَاقِی (bāqī)

  • → Malayalam: ബാക്കി (bākki)
  • → Tamil: பாக்கி (pākki)
  • → Ushojo: باقی (bāqī)

• → Marathi: बाकी (bākī)
  • → Kannada: ಬಾಕಿ (bāki)
• → Odia: ବାକି (bāki)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਬਾਕ਼ੀ (bāqī), ਬਾਕੀ (bākī) — nuqtaless

  Shahmukhi script: بَاقِی (bāqī)

• → Telugu: బాకి (bāki)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “باقی”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
• “باقی”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَاقِی (bāqī), from Arabic بَاقٍ (bāqin), from the root ب ق ي (b q y).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /bäː.qiː/, [ˈbäː.qiː]

Adjective

بَاقِی • (bāqī) (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਾਕ਼ੀ)

1. remaining, residual

Noun

بَاقِی • (bāqī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਬਾਕ਼ੀ)

1. remnant, remainder
2. (finance) balance, arrears

Derived terms

• بَاقِیدار m (bāqīdār, “one in arrears”)

Further reading

• “باقی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بَاقِی (bāqī), from Arabic بَاقٍ (bāqin), from the root ب ق ي (b q y).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɑː.qiː/

• Audio (India):

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• Rhymes: -iː

Adjective

بَاقِی • (bāqī) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling बाक़ी)

1. remaining, left over
2. extra

Noun

بَاقِی • (bāqī) f (Hindi spelling बाक़ी)

1. remainder, rest

   بَاقِی میں پھینکوں گا۔ ― bāqī ma͠i phẽkūṅ gā. ― I will throw away the rest.

2. excess, extra
3. outstanding balance

Derived terms

• بَاقِیدار m (bāqīdār, “one in arrears”)

Descendants

• → Malayalam: ബാക്കി (bākki)
• → Tamil: பாக்கி (pākki)
• → Ushojo: باقی (bāqī)

Ushojo

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu بَاقِی (bāqī), from Classical Persian بَاقِی (bāqī), from Arabic بَاقٍ (bāqin), from the root ب ق ي (b q y).

Verb

بَاقِی (bāqī)

1. remaining

Derived terms

• باقیدار m (bāqīdār, “one in arrears”)