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بسیار

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See also: تسيار

Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (wsy(k)ʾl /⁠wasyār⁠/, much, many).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? bisyār
Dari reading? bisyār
Iranian reading? besyâr
Tajik reading? bisyor

Adjective

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Dari بسیار
Iranian Persian خیلی
Tajik бисёр

بسیار (besyâr) (comparative بسیارتَر (besyâr-tar), superlative بسیارتَرین (besyâr-tarin))

  1. many

Usage notes

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The comparative and superlative forms بسیارتر (besyâr-tar) and بسیارترین (besyâr-tarin) are somewhat colloquial. More common alternatives are بیشتر (bištar) and بیشترین (bištarin).

Adverb

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بسیار (besyâr)

  1. very
    Synonym: خیلی (xeyli)
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References

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  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wasyār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 88

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian بسیار (bisyâr, much, many, very), from Middle Persian [script needed] (wsy(k)ʾl /⁠wasyār⁠/, much, many).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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بسیار (bisyār) (Hindi spelling बिसयार)

  1. abundant, in plenty
  2. much, many
  3. very

Derived terms

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