باغ

See also: تاغ and باع

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian باغ (bâğ), from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢 (bāɣ, “garden, orchard”).

Noun

باغ • (bağ)

1. garden
2. vineyard

Related terms

• باغچه (bağça)

Descendants

• Turkish: bağ

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Pashto

Etymology

Modern borrowing from Persian. Replacing the original بڼ in certain areas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑɣ/
• IPA^(key): /boɣ/

Noun

باغ • (bâǧ) m

1. garden

Alternative forms

• بڼ (baṇ)

References

• Raverty, H. G. (1867) “باغ”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate

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Persian

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Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢 (bāɣ, “garden, orchard”).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading?	b
Dari reading?	b
Iranian reading?	b
Tajik reading?	b

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Noun

Dari	باغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	боғ

باغ • (bâğ) (plural باغ‌ها (bâğ-hâ) or باغات (bâğât))

1. garden, orchard, bagh
   • 1207-73, Rumi, “بی‌همگان بسر شود، بی‌تو بسر نمی‌شود”, Divan-e Shams:

     بی‌تو اگر بسر شدی، زیر جهان زبر شدی – باغ ارم سقر شود، بی‌تو بسر نمی‌شود

     bi-to agar besar šodi, zir-e jahân zebar šodi – bâğ-e eram saqar šavad, bi-to besar nemi-šavad

   • 858-941, Rudaki, “عصا بیار که وقت عصا و انبان بود”:

     بسا شکسته بیابان که باغ خرم بود – و باغ خرم گشت آن کجا بیابان بود

     basâ šekaste biâbân ke bâğ-e xorram bud – va bâğ-e xorram gašt ân kojâ biâbân bud

Inflection

Enclitic-attached forms of باغ (bâğ) (Iranian Persian)
Basic forms of باغ (bâğ) singular plural bare باغ (bâğ) باغ‌ها (bâğ-hấ) باغا △ (bâğấ) definitive direct object باغ را (bâğ râ) باغ رو △ (bâğo) باغ‌ها را (bâğ-hấ râ) باغا رو △ (bâğấ ro) ezâfe باغ (bâğ-e) باغ‌های (bâğ-hấ-ye) باغای △ (bâğấ-ye) marked indefinite or relative definite باغی (bâğ-i) باغ‌هایی (bâğấn-i, bâğ-hấ-i) باغایی △ (bâğấi) △ Colloquial.

Synonyms

• بوستان (bustân)

Derived terms

• باغچه (bâğče)
• باغبان (bâğbân)
• باغبانی (bâğbâni)
• باغ وحش (bâğ-e-vahš)

Descendants

• → Armenian: բաղ (baġ)
• → Azerbaijani: bağ
• → Bengali: বাগ (bag)
• → Crimean Tatar: bağ
• → English: bagh
• → Gilaki: باغ (båğ)
• → Georgian: ბაღი (baɣi)
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: बाग़ (bāġ)
  • Urdu: باغ (bāġ)
• → Kazakh: бақ (baq), бау (bau)
• → Kipchak: باغ (bağ)
• → Ottoman Turkish: باغ (bağ)
  • Turkish: bağ
• → Pashto: باغ (bâǧ)
• → Punjabi: ਬਾਗ (bāg)
• → Uyghur: باغ (bagh)
• → Uzbek: bogʻ
• → Sarikoli: bā̊ɣ

References

• Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “باغ”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “bāɣ”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian باغ (bâğ), from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢 (bāɣ, “garden, orchard”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /bɑːɣ/

Noun

باغ • (bāġ) m (Hindi spelling बाग़)

1. garden
2. orchard

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Uyghur

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian باغ (bâğ), from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭠𐭢 (bāɣ, “garden, orchard”).

Noun

باغ • (bagh) (plural باغلار (baghlar))

1. garden
2. orchard

   ئالمىلىق باغ ― almiliq bagh ― apple orchard