باده

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian bʾtk' (bādag, wine, must) (cognate to Khotanese [script needed] (bātaa, wine; must)), from Old Persian *bātah, most likely from Akkadian 𒁀𒂅𒌑 (baṭû, tray, platter; mixing container, bowl for liquids; wine jar, pitcher), from earlier Akkadian 𒁀𒋾𒌝 (baṭium, vessel, basin, place to hold; tray, platter). Cognate to Arabic بَاطِيَة (bāṭiya, a kind of earthen vessel for storing wine), Persian بادیه (bādiya / bâdiye), Classical Syriac ܒܳܛܺܝܬܴܐ (bāṭīṯā), Ancient Greek βατιάκη, βατιάκιον (batiákē, batiákion), Latin batiaca, batioca, batiola. Compare Arabic بَاذِق (bāḏiq, red wine), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bāda
Dari reading? bāda
Iranian reading? bâde
Tajik reading? boda

Noun

باده • (bāda / bâde) (Tajik spelling бода)

  1. (literary) wine
    Synonyms: می (may / mey), شراب (šarāb / šarâb)
  2. must (unfermented or partially fermented grape juice or wine)

Descendants

  • Gujarati: બાદા (bādā)
  • Hindustani:
    Urdu: باده (bāda)
  • Ottoman Turkish: باده (bade)

Further reading