baxt

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		بَخت

Alternative forms

• bəxt

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian بخت (baxt, “luck”).

Pronunciation

• (Xarrâbî) IPA^(key): [baχt]

Noun

baxt (definite accusative baxtı, plural baxtlar)

1. luck

Declension

Declension of baxt

	singular	plural
nominative	baxt	baxtlar
genitive	baxtııñ	baxtlarııñ
dative	baxtqa	baxtlarqa
definite accusative	baxtı	baxtları
locative	baxtça	baxtlarça
ablative	baxtda	baxtlarda
instrumental	baxtla	baxtlarla
equative	baxtvâra	baxtlarvâra

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Romani

Alternative forms

• baht

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Persian 𐭡𐭧𐭲 (bḥt /⁠baxt⁠/, “fortune, luck”). Cognate with Persian بخت (baxt, “fortune, luck”).

Noun

baxt f (plural baxtǎ)

1. luck
2. happiness

Derived terms

• baxtalo

Descendants

• → Romanian: baftă

References

• “Bulgaria - Romani - Language”, in Minority Languages in the European Union‎, 2001 August 15, archived from the original on 17 February 2012