بس

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See also: بش, پس, and پش

Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Root
ب س س (b-s-s)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

بَسَّ • (bassa) I, non-past يَبُسُّ‎ (yabussu)

  1. (transitive) to crush
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-5:
      إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
      ʔiḏā rujjati l-ʔarḍu rajjan wabussati al-jibālu bassan
      When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of
بَسَّ
(form-I geminate, verbal noun بَسّ)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
بَسّ

bass
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
bāss
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
mabsūs
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
basastu
basasta
بَسَّ

bassa
basastumā
bassā
basasnā
basastum
bassū
f
basasti
bassat
bassatā
basastunna
basasna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔabussu
tabussu
yabussu
tabussāni
yabussāni
nabussu
tabussūna
yabussūna
f
tabussīna
tabussu
tabussāni
tabsusna
yabsusna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔabussa
tabussa
yabussa
tabussā
yabussā
nabussa
tabussū
yabussū
f
tabussī
tabussa
tabussā
tabsusna
yabsusna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔabussa or ʔabussi or ʔabsus
tabussa or tabussi or tabsus
yabussa or yabussi or yabsus
tabussā
yabussā
nabussa or nabussi or nabsus
tabussū
yabussū
f
tabussī
tabussa or tabussi or tabsus
tabussā
tabsusna
yabsusna
imperative
الْأَمْر 		m
بُسَّ or بُسِّ or اُبْسُسْ

bussa or bussi or ubsus
bussā
bussū
f
bussī
ubsusna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد 		dual
الْمُثَنَّى 		plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب 		1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم 		2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب 		3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي 		m
busistu
busista
بُسَّ

bussa
busistumā
bussā
busisnā
busistum
bussū
f
busisti
bussat
bussatā
busistunna
busisna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع 		m
ʔubassu
tubassu
yubassu
tubassāni
yubassāni
nubassu
tubassūna
yubassūna
f
tubassīna
tubassu
tubassāni
tubsasna
yubsasna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب 		m
ʔubassa
tubassa
yubassa
tubassā
yubassā
nubassa
tubassū
yubassū
f
tubassī
tubassa
tubassā
tubsasna
yubsasna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم 		m
ʔubassa or ʔubassi or ʔubsas
tubassa or tubassi or tubsas
yubassa or yubassi or yubsas
tubassā
yubassā
nubassa or nubassi or nubsas
tubassū
yubassū
f
tubassī
tubassa or tubassi or tubsas
tubassā
tubsasna
yubsasna

Noun[edit]

بَسّ • (bass) m

  1. verbal noun of بَسَّ (bassa) (form I)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-5:
      إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
      ʔiḏā rujjati l-ʔarḍu rajjan wabussati l-jibālu bassan
      When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling
Declension[edit]
Declension of noun بَسّ (bass)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal بَسّ
bass 		الْبَسّ
al-bass 		بَسّ
bass
Nominative بَسٌّ
bassun 		الْبَسُّ
al-bassu 		بَسُّ
bassu
Accusative بَسًّا
bassan 		الْبَسَّ
al-bassa 		بَسَّ
bassa
Genitive بَسٍّ
bassin 		الْبَسِّ
al-bassi 		بَسِّ
bassi

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

بُسْ • (bus) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَاسَ (bāsa)

Burushaski[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بس (bis)

  1. fat

References[edit]

  • Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “bis”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary) (in Burushaski), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017: “(in Latin script)”.

Egyptian Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian بس (bas), from Middle Persian ws (/⁠was⁠/).

Conjunction[edit]

بس • (bas)

  1. but
  2. only, just

Gulf Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian بس (bas), from Middle Persian ws (/⁠was⁠/).

Conjunction[edit]

بس • (bas)

  1. but, though
    رِحْتْ اِلْمَطْعَمْ بَسْ كَانْ مْسَكَّر ― I went to the restaurant but it was closed.
  2. only, just
    سِعِر اِلْوَجْبَة بَسْ دِينَار ― The meal costs just one dinar.
  3. enough
    بَسِّكْ كَمْيُوتَر ― Enough computer (time) for you!

Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Arabic بَسّ (bass, “cat”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بس • (biss) m (plural بسس (bisas), feminine بِسَّة (bissa))

  1. cat
Usage notes[edit]

The feminine noun بسة (bissa) is used more regardless of the animal's gender.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Persian بس (bas, “enough, only”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

بس • (bas)

  1. only, just
  2. enough
    Synonym: كفاية (kifāya)
  3. but, though
    Synonym: لكن (lākin)

Pashto[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun[edit]

بس • (bas) m

  1. bus
    Synonym: سروېس (sarwes)

Persian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Persian ws (/⁠was⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *was- (“to want, wish”), from Proto-Indo-European *weḱ- (“to wish”).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Readings
Classical reading? bas
Dari reading? bas
Iranian reading? bas
Tajik reading? bas

Adverb[edit]

بس • (bas)

  1. enough, sufficiently
  2. only

Determiner[edit]

بس • (bas)

  1. many
Usage notes[edit]

Usually used in form of بسی (basi).

Interjection[edit]

بس • (bas)

  1. enough
    بسه! ― bas e! ― Enough!

Prefix[edit]

بس • (bas)

  1. poly-
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Bengali: ব্যাস (bês)
  • → Gujarati: બસ (bas)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: बस (bas)
    Urdu: بس
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi: ਬਸ (bas), ਬੱਸ (bassa)
    Shahmukhi: بس

Etymology 2[edit]

From English bus.

Noun[edit]

Dari بس, سرویس
Iranian Persian اتوبوس
Tajik автобус

بس • (bus) (Dari transliteration)

  1. bus
Usage notes[edit]
  • Used by bus services in Afghanistan but rarely used otherwise. Speakers tend to use سرویس (sarwīs, sarwēs).

References[edit]

  • Nourai, Ali (2011) An Etymological Dictionary of Persian, English and other Indo-European Languages, page 507

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Persian بس (bas), from Middle Persian ws (/⁠was⁠/).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bass/, [bas]
  • Audio (Jerusalem)(file)

Adverb[edit]

بسّ • (bass)

  1. only, just
    ماما، بسّ خمس دقايق.
    māmā, bass ḵams daʔāyeʔ
    Mom, just five minutes.

Conjunction[edit]

بسّ • (bass)

  1. but
    Synonyms: لاكن (lāken), أمّا (ʔamma)
  2. as soon as, once (with subjunctive verb)
    Synonym: لمّا (lamma)

Interjection[edit]

بسّ • (bass)

  1. that's enough!, stop it!
    Synonyms: خلص (ḵalaṣ), حاجة (ḥāje)

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

بسّ • (biss) m (plural بساس (bsās), feminine بسّة (bisse))

  1. cat
Usage notes[edit]

The feminine noun بسّة (bisse) is used more regardless of the animal's gender.

Urdu[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian بس (bas).

Adverb[edit]

بَس • (bas) (Hindi spelling बस)

  1. merely, only
    Synonym: صِرْف (sirf)

Interjection[edit]

بَس • (bas) (Hindi spelling बस)

  1. enough

Adjective[edit]

بس • (bas) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling बस)

  1. enough; ample

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun[edit]

بس • (bas) f (Hindi spelling बस)

  1. bus
Declension[edit]
Declension of بس
singular plural
direct بَس (bas) بَسیں (basẽ)
oblique بَس (bas) بَسوں (basõ)
vocative بَس (bas) بَسو (baso)

Etymology 3[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲 (vasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wášas.

Noun[edit]

بَس • (bas) m (Hindi spelling बस)

  1. power, control, ability
Declension[edit]
Declension of بس
singular plural
direct بَس (bas) بَس (bas)
oblique بَس (bas) بَسوں (basō̃)
vocative بَس (bas) بَسو (basō)

Etymology 4[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

بَس • (bas) (Hindi spelling बस)

  1. inflection of بسنا (basnā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular present imperative

References[edit]

  • “بس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “بس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Urdu بس (bas).

Adverb[edit]

بس (bas)

  1. merely, only

Adjective[edit]

بس (bas)

  1. enough; ample

Interjection[edit]

بس (bas)

  1. enough

Noun[edit]

بس (bas)

  1. a signal to tell that you are finished
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