بن‌بست

Persian

Alternative forms

• بن بست (with a space)
• بنبست (without the ZWNJ)
• بمبست (colloquial and/or phonetic spelling)

Etymology

Analyzable as a combination of بن (bon, “end”) and بست (bast), the participle stem of بستن (bastan, “to close, shut, tie”). Related بن‌گرد (bon-gard, “cul-de-sac”) uses a similar construction with the verb گشتن (gaštan, “to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bun.ˈbast]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊm.bǽst̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊm.bǽst̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊm.bǽst̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bum.bǽst̪]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bom.bǽst̪]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bum.bǽst̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	bunbast
Dari reading?	bunbast
Iranian reading?	bonbast
Tajik reading?	bunbast

Noun

بن‌بست • (bon-bast) (plural بن‌بست‌ها (bon-bast-hâ))

1. dead-end (street)

   این خیابون تهش بن‌بسته.

   în xiyâbun taheš bon(m)-baste

   This street is a dead-end.

Related terms

• بن‌گرد (bon-gard, “cul-de-sac”)
• بنگاه (bongâh, “organization, institution”)
• بن (bon, “bottom, end”)