Save Type Surname Usage Arabic (Mashriqi) Scripts بكداش(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ˈbɑk.dæʃ/(Mashriqi Arabic) BAHK-dash(Mashriqi Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & History An Arabic Turkish-Ottoman influenced surname of unknown meaning and is largely found in the Levant region (Syria, Lebanon) as well as among families in the United Arab Emirates and broader Middle Eastern diaspora.