بیگ

See also: بيگ and پیک

Baluchi

Verb

بیگ • (biag, bayag)

  1. to be (See the Usage Notes)
  2. to exist
  3. to become
  4. (in passive constructions) to be

See also

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Turkic *bēg via a Turkic language.

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? bēg
Iranian reading? beyg, bag, bak
Tajik reading? bek

Noun

بیگ • (beyg)

  1. (historical) beg, bey; a former aristocratic title in Iran, Central Asia, South Asia and Turkey.

Derived terms

  • بیگ‌نشین (beyg-nešin)

Descendants

  • Arabic: بيك (bēg)
  • Bengali: বেগ (beg)
  • Punjabi: بیگ (beg)
  • Sindhi: بيگُ
  • Urdu: بیگ (beg)

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگ (bēg), itself borrowed from Proto-Turkic *bēg via a Turkic language.

Noun

بیگ • (begm

  1. beg, bey

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit वेग (vega).

Pronunciation

Noun

بیگ • (begm

  1. speed, celerity, haste, rapidity; violence, impetuosity
  2. dung

Adverb

بیگ • (beg)

  1. with haste, speedily, quickly, soon

Further reading

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “بیگ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیگ (bēg), itself borrowed from Proto-Turkic *bēg via a Turkic language.

Pronunciation

Noun

بیگ • (begm

  1. lord, master; a Mog̠al title corresponding with the English Lord

Further reading

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “بیگ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bag.

Pronunciation

Noun

بیگ • (baigm (Hindi spelling बैग)

  1. bag, sack

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بیگ (bayg), from English bag.

Noun

بیگ (beg)

  1. bag