بدبخت

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Persian بدبخت (bad-baxt).

Adjective

بدبخت • (bedbaht)

1. unlucky, unfortunate, poor, hapless

Noun

بدبخت • (bedbaht)

1. a person of misfortune; one worthy of pity

Descendants

• Turkish: bedbaht

Persian

Etymology

From بد (bad, “bad”) +‎ بخت (baxt, “luck”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bad.ˈbaxt/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.bäxt̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.bäxt̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.bäxt̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.bäxt̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæd̪.bæxt̪ʰ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäd̪.bäχt̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	badbaxt
Dari reading?	badbaxt
Iranian reading?	badbaxt
Tajik reading?	badbaxt

Adjective

بدبخت • (bad-baxt) (comparative بدبخت‌تَر, superlative بدبخت‌تَرین)

1. unfortunate, unlucky

Noun

بدبخت • (bad-baxt)

1. a person of misfortune; one worthy of pity
2. pauper

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: bədbəxt
• → Malay: bedebah
  • > Indonesian: bedebah (inherited)
• → Ottoman Turkish: بدبخت
  • Turkish: bedbaht
• → Tatar: бедбахт (bedbaxt)
• → Turkmen: betbagt
• → Uyghur: بەتبەخت (betbext)
• → Uzbek: badbaxt