š²š šŖš¶
Old Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *bÄĒ°i- (ātribute, taxā), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bŹ°ehāg- (āto distribute, allotā).
Noun
š²š šŖš¶ (bÄjim) m (accusative singular, stem bÄji-)
- tribute, toll
- 5th century BCE, Behistun Inscription, column 1, lines 17-20:
- DÄrayavauÅ” xÅ”Äyathiya imÄ dahyÄva tyÄ manÄ patiyÄita vaÅ”nÄ AuramazdÄha manÄ badakÄ ÄhatÄ manÄ bÄjim abaratÄ tyaÅ”Äm hacÄma athahya xÅ”apava raucapativÄ ava akunavayatÄ thÄtiy
- Darius the King says: These are the countries which came to me; by the favor of Ahuramazda they were my subjects; they bore tribute to me; what was said to them by me either by night or by day, that was done.
Descendants
- Middle Persian: bŹ¾c (bÄĒ°)
- Persian: ŲØŲ§Ų¬ā (bÄĒ°), ŲØŲ§Śā (bÄž)
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