سربسته

Persian

Etymology

From سر (sar, “head”) +‎ بسته (baste, “closed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /sar.bas.ˈta/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.bäs.t̪ʰá]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.bäs.t̪ʰá]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [säɾ.bäs.t̪ʰá]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [säɾ.bäs.t̪ʰá]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [sæɹ.bæs.t̪ʰé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [säɾ.bäs.t̪ʰá]

Readings
Classical reading?	sarbasta
Dari reading?	sarbasta
Iranian reading?	sarbaste
Tajik reading?	sarbasta

Adjective

سربسته • (sarbaste)

1. sealed, closed shut
2. concealed, kept secret

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “سربسته”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim