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بختج

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root entry discusses a specific type of beverage derived from cooked grape juice. It originates from Persian and was consumed in a particular manner to avoid its intoxicating effects.

Derived headwords

بَخْتَجnoun
  1. 1.
    cooked juiceclassical

    A beverage made from cooked grape juice, often with sediment.

ميبختهother
  1. 1.
    cooked juice (Persian)classical

    The Persian term for cooked juice, from which the Arabic 'bakhtaj' is derived.

Parallel reading

ومما يستدرك عليه.
And among what is to be added to it.
بختج، كقنفذ: في حديث النخعي
Bakhtaj, like qunfudh: in the narration of Al-Nakha'i
أهدي إليه بختج فكان يشربه مع العكر
Bakhtaj was gifted to him, and he used to drink it with the sediment
البختج: العصير المطبوخ
Al-Bakhtaj: the cooked juice
وأصله بالفارسية ميبخته
And its origin is in Persian 'maybakhtah'
أي عصير مطبوخ
meaning cooked juice
وإنما شربه مع العكر خيفة أن يصفيه فيشتد ويسكر.
He only drank it with the sediment for fear that if he clarified it, it would become strong and intoxicating.