بیشتر

Persian

Etymology

بیش (biš, “more”) +‎ ـتر (-tar, comparative suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [beːʃ.taɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beːʃ.t̪ʰäɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [beːʃ.t̪ʰäɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [beːʃ.t̪ʰäɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [beːʃ.t̪ʰäɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [biːʃ.t̪ʰæɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [beʃ.t̪ʰäɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bēštar
Dari reading?	bēštar
Iranian reading?	bištar
Tajik reading?	beštar

Adjective

بیشتر • (bištar)

1. more

   Synonym: بیش (biš)

Related terms

• بیشتری (bištari, “excess”)
• بیشترین (bištarin, “most”)

 

Adverb

بیشتر • (bištar)

1. more

   Synonym: بیش (biš)

   بیشتر از تو فرانسوی بلد است. (more literary) ― bištar az to farânsavi balad ast. ― He knows more French than you.

   بیشتر از تو فرانسوی بلده. (more colloquial) ― bištar az to farânsavi balad-e. ― He knows more French than you.

Noun

بیشتر • (bištar)

1. most

   بیشتر آثارش ― bištar-e âsâr-eš ― most of his works

See also

• بسیار (besyâr, “many”)
• زیاد (ziyâd, “many”)