بیجا

Persian

Etymology

From (bê-) +‎ (jâ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /beː.ˈd͡ʒaː/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beː.d͡ʒɑː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beː.d͡ʒɑː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beː.d͡ʒɔː]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biː.d͡ʒɒː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [be.d͡ʒɔ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bē-jā
Dari reading^?	bē-jā
Iranian reading^?	bi-jâ
Tajik reading^?	be-jo

Adjective


Iranian Persian	بیجا
Dari	بیجا
Tajik	беҷо

ب‌جا • (bêjâ)

out of place

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: bica
→ Chagatai: بیجا
- Uzbek: bejo
→ Urdu: بیجا (bejā)

Further reading

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

Urdu

Alternative forms

بے جا (be jā)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (bējā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /beː.d͡ʒɑː/

Adjective

بیجا • (bejā)

out of place, ill-placed, misplaced, ill-timed
unbecoming, improper, amiss, unlawful, unjustifiable
unreasonable, absurd
foreign to the purpose, irrelevant
inaccurate, wrong, objectionable

Adverb

بیجا • (bejā)

injudiciously, wrongly

Further reading

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