बस

See also: बीस

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bəs/, [bɐs]
• Rhymes: -əs

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian بس (bas), from Middle Persian ws (/⁠was⁠/). Compare Bengali ব্যাস (bês), Gujarati બસ (bas), Marathi बास (bās), Punjabi ਬਸ (bas).

Adverb

बस • (bas) (Urdu spelling بس)

1. merely, only

   Synonyms: केवल (keval), सिर्फ़ (sirf)

   मैं बस यह कहना चाहता था कि ...

   ma͠i bas yah kahnā cāhtā thā ki ...

   I only wanted to say that ...

Interjection

बस • (bas) (Urdu spelling بس)

1. enough

   बस! तमाशा बंद करो!

   bas! tamāśā band karo!

   Enough! Stop this nonsense!

   बस, इतना ठीक है ― bas, itnā ṭhīk hai ― Enough, this much is fine.

Adjective

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

1. enough; ample

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲 (vasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wášas. Possibly a doublet of the "merely" sense of Etymology 1.

Noun

बस • (bas) m (Urdu spelling بس)

1. power, control, ability

   यह काम तेरे बस का नहीं है।

   yah kām tere bas kā nahī̃ hai.

   This work is beyond your ability.

   बस में ― bas mẽ ― in one's abilities

Declension

Declension of बस (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बस bas	बस bas
oblique	बस bas	बसों basõ
vocative	बस bas	बसो baso

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun

बस • (bas) f (Urdu spelling بس)

1. bus

   बस सेवा ― bas sevā ― bus service

Declension

Declension of बस (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बस bas	बसें basẽ
oblique	बस bas	बसों basõ
vocative	बस bas	बसो baso

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

बस • (bas) (Urdu spelling بس)

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

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “बस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “बस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəs/
• Rhymes: -əs

Etymology 1

बस

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun

बस • (bas) f or m

1. bus

   Synonym: जनिका (janikā)

   मी रोज सकाळी बसने शाळेत जातो.

   mī roj sakāḷī basne śāḷet jāto.

   I take the bus to school every morning.

Declension

Declension of बस (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	बस bas
direct plural	बस bas
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बस bas		बस bas
oblique सामान्यरूप	बसा basā		बसां- basān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	बसाला basālā		बसांना basānnā
ergative	बसाने, बसानं basāne, basāna		बसांनी basānnī
instrumental	बसाशी basāśī		बसांशी basānśī
locative सप्तमी	बसात basāt		बसांत basāt
vocative संबोधन	बसा basā		बसांनो basānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of बस (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	बसाचा basāċā	बसाचे basāċe	बसाची basācī	बसाच्या basācā	बसाचे, बसाचं basāċe, basāċa	बसाची basācī	बसाच्या basācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बसांचा basānċā	बसांचे basānċe	बसांची basāñcī	बसांच्या basāncā	बसांचे, बसांचं basānċe, basānċa	बसांची basāñcī	बसांच्या basāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Etymology 2

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

Adverb

बस • (bas)

1. alternative form of बास (bās)

References

More information

Nepali

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʌs]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बस्

Noun

बस • (bas)

1. bus

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʌsʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बस

Verb

बस • (basa)

1. second-person mid respect singular imperative of बस्नु (basnu)