No. 841 in Persian
بخش
Section, part, or division.
In a sentence
این بخش از کتاب بسیار جذاب است.
This section of the book is very interesting.
In this sentence, "بخش" is used to mean "section" or "portion," indicating a division of a larger entity, such as a book in this case.
امروز مدیر مدرسه به ما بخشهایی از تاریخچهی مدرسه را گفت.
Today, the school principal told us sections of the school’s history.
Here, "بخش" is used in its plural form, "بخشهایی," to signify "sections" or "parts," referring to portions of information about the school’s history.
او در کارهای خیر بخشندگی میکند.
They practice generosity in charitable works.
In this usage, "بخشندگی" derives from "بخش" and conveys the notion of giving or generosity, showcasing a lexical extension of the root meaning of to divide or to share.
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