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باج

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

The root 'باج' primarily relates to the concept of a single way, method, or uniform manner. It can refer to a path, a unified approach to something like distribution, or a single type or color.

Derived headwords

البَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    fodderclassical

    Refers to fodder or hay.

  2. 2.
    uniformity, single wayclassical

    Denotes a single way, method, or approach.

  3. 3.
    path, wayclassical

    A straight, level path or way.

  4. 4.
    type, colorclassical

    A single type or color, often used in the plural.

بَاجٌnoun
  1. 1.
    uniformity, single wayclassical

    Denotes a single way, method, or approach.

  2. 2.
    path, wayclassical

    A straight, level path or way.

أَبْوَاجnoun
  1. 1.
    paths, waysclassical

    Plural of 'باج', referring to multiple paths or ways.

البَاجَاتnoun
  1. 1.
    types, colorsclassical

    Plural of 'باج', referring to different types or colors, especially of food.

Parallel reading

الباج: التبان.
Al-bāj: fodder.
والناس باج واحد أي شيء واحد.
And people are one bāj, meaning one thing.
وجعل الكلام باجا واحدا أي وجها واحدا.
And he made the speech one bāj, meaning one aspect.
البَاج، يهمز ولا يهمز، وهو الطريقة من المحاج المستوية
Al-bāj, hamzated and not hamzated, is the level way from the paths.
لأجعلن الناس باجا واحدا أي طريقة واحدة في العطاء
I will surely make the people one bāj, meaning one way in giving.
ويجمع باج على أبواج.
And bāj is pluralized as abwāj.
اجعل هذا الشيء باجا واحدا
Make this thing one bāj.
اي طريقة واحدة
Meaning one way.
ومثله الجاش والفاس والكاس والراس.
And similar to it are al-jāsh, al-fās, al-kās, and al-rās.
قولهم اجعل الباجات باجا واحدا أي ضربا واحدا ولونا واحدا
Their saying: Make the bājāt one bāj, meaning one kind and one color.
وهو معرب وأصله بالفارسية باها أي ألوان الأطعمة.
And it is a loanword, and its origin in Persian is bāhā, meaning colors of foods.