بجای

Persian

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ba.ˈd͡ʒaːj/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d͡ʒɑːj]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bä.d͡ʒɑːj]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bä.d͡ʒäj]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæ.d͡ʒɒːj]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bä.d͡ʒɔj]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bajāy
Dari reading^?	bajāy
Iranian reading^?	bajây
Tajik reading^?	bajoy

Adjective

بجای • (bajāy)

in lieu

Descendants

→ Hindustani:
Hindi: बजाय (bajāy)

Urdu: بجائے (bajāy)
→ Bengali: বজায় (bojaẏ)
→ Odia: ବଜାୟ (bajāya)

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بجای”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul