تاج
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ت و ج (t w j) |
| 6 terms |
Etymology
From Parthian *𐫤𐫀𐫃 (tāg), attested in 𐫟𐫀𐫡𐫤𐫀𐫃 (xʾrtʾg /xārtāg/, “crown of thorns”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover”). Related to Arabic تَخْت (taḵt, “bed, couch...”), also an Iranian borrowing; and to Aramaic תָּגָא (tāḡā).
Attested as 𐢞𐢄 (tj, “crown”) (Nabatean script) in the 4th-century Namara inscription.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taːd͡ʒ/
Noun
تَاج • (tāj) m (plural تِيجَان (tījān))
- crown
- الصِّحَّةُ تَاجٌ عَلَى رُؤُوسِ الْأَصِحَّاءِ لَا يَرَاهُ إِلَّا الْمَرْضَى.
- aṣ-ṣiḥḥatu tājun ʕalā ruʔūsi l-ʔaṣiḥḥāʔi lā yarāhu ʔillā l-marḍā.
- Health is a crown on the heads of the healthy, that only the ill can see.
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | تَاج tāj |
التَّاج at-tāj |
تَاج tāj |
| nominative | تَاجٌ tājun |
التَّاجُ at-tāju |
تَاجُ tāju |
| accusative | تَاجًا tājan |
التَّاجَ at-tāja |
تَاجَ tāja |
| genitive | تَاجٍ tājin |
التَّاجِ at-tāji |
تَاجِ tāji |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | تَاجَيْن tājayn |
التَّاجَيْن at-tājayn |
تَاجَيْ tājay |
| nominative | تَاجَانِ tājāni |
التَّاجَانِ at-tājāni |
تَاجَا tājā |
| accusative | تَاجَيْنِ tājayni |
التَّاجَيْنِ at-tājayni |
تَاجَيْ tājay |
| genitive | تَاجَيْنِ tājayni |
التَّاجَيْنِ at-tājayni |
تَاجَيْ tājay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | تِيجَان tījān |
التِّيجَان at-tījān |
تِيجَان tījān |
| nominative | تِيجَانٌ tījānun |
التِّيجَانُ at-tījānu |
تِيجَانُ tījānu |
| accusative | تِيجَانًا tījānan |
التِّيجَانَ at-tījāna |
تِيجَانَ tījāna |
| genitive | تِيجَانٍ tījānin |
التِّيجَانِ at-tījāni |
تِيجَانِ tījāni |
Descendants
- Andalusian Arabic: تَاج[1]
- Maltese: tieġ
- → Chagatai: تاج (taj)
- → English: taj
- → Persian: تاج (tâj)
- → Ottoman Turkish: تاج (tac)
- → Swahili: taji
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 علی صیادانی، وام‌واژه‌های فارسی دیوان ابن هانی؛ شاعر شیعه اندلس, پژوهش‌های زبان‌شناسی تطبیقی، ص ۱۵۵
Baluchi
Etymology
Noun
تاج • (táj)
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Noun
تاج • (tac, taç)
- crown, diadem
- regal power, the position of someone who bears a crown
- (figurative) reign
- a headdress worn by various orders of dervishes, a mitre
- corolla of a flower
- chapiteau of an alembic
- the تاج التواریخ (tac üt-tevarih, “Crown of Histories”) by Sadeddin, a model for the ornatest style of literature
Descendants
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic تَاج (tāj), from Parthian *𐫤𐫀𐫃 (*tʾg /tāg/, “crown”), attested in 𐫟𐫀𐫡𐫤𐫀𐫃 (xʾrtʾg /xārtāg/, “crown of thorns”), from Old Iranian *tāga-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover”).
Related to Persian تخت (taxt, “bed, throne”), and akin to Old Armenian թագ (tʻag), Arabic تاج (tāj), and Aramaic תָּגָא (tāḡā), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈtaːd͡ʒ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɑːd͡ʒ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɒːd͡ʒ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [t̪ʰɔd͡ʒ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | tāj |
| Dari reading? | tāj |
| Iranian reading? | tâj |
| Tajik reading? | toj |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Noun
| Dari | تاج |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | тоҷ |
تاج • (tâj) (plural تاج‌ها)
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: tac
- → Baluchi: تاج (táj)
- → Bashkir: таж (taj)
- → Bengali: তাজ (taj)
- → Chechen: таж (taž)
- → Kazakh: тәж (täj)
- → Punjabi: ਤਾਜ (tāj)
- → Turkish: taç
- → Turkmen: täç
- → Urdu: تاج (tāj) / Hindi: ताज (tāj)
- → Uyghur: تاج (taj, “taj”)
- → Uzbek: toj
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian تاج (tāj).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t̪ɑːd͡ʒ/
- Rhymes: -ɑːd͡ʒ
Noun
تاج • (tāj) m (Hindi spelling ताज)
Uyghur
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑd͡ʒ/
Noun
تاج • (taj) (plural تاجلار (tajlar))
- crown (royal headdress)
Further reading
- Schwarz, Henry G. (1992) An Uyghur-English Dictionary (East Asian Research Aids & Translations; 3), Bellingham, Washington: Center for East Asian Studies, Western Washington University, →ISBN