بیگ

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See also: بيگ, and پیک

Baluchi

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Verb

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بیگ (biag, bayag)

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

See also

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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بیگ (beyg)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Punjabi

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Etymology

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

Noun

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بیگ (begm

  1. beg

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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From Sanskrit वेग (vega).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بیگ (begm

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

Adverb

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بیگ (beg)

  1. with haste, speedily, quickly, soon

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بیگ (begm

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

Further reading

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

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English bag.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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بیگ (baigm (Hindi spelling बैग)

  1. bag, sack

Ushojo

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Etymology

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From Urdu بیگ (bayg), from English bag.

Noun

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بیگ (beg)

  1. bag