بس

See also: بش‎, پس‎, and پش‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب س س‎ (b-s-s).

Pronunciation

  • Verb: IPA(key): /bas.sa/
  • Noun: IPA(key): /bass/

Verb

بَسَّ • (bassa) I, non-past يَبُسُّ‎‎ (yabussu)

  1. (transitive) to crush
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-5:
      ‏إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا‎‎
      ʔiḏā rujjati l-ʔarḍu rajjan wabussati al-jibālu bassan
      When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling
Conjugation

Noun

بَسّ • (bass) m

  1. verbal noun of بَسَّ (bassa) (form I)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-5:
      ‏إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا‎‎
      ʔiḏā rujjati l-ʔarḍu rajjan wabussati l-jibālu bassan
      When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

بُسْ • (bus) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَاسَ‎ (bāsa)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

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

Conjunction

بس • (bas)

  1. but
  2. only, just

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

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

Conjunction

بس • (bas)

  1. but, though
    ‏رِحْتْ اِلْمَطْعَمْ بَسْ كَانْ مْسَكَّر‎ ― I went to the restaurant but it was closed.
  2. only, just
    ‏سِعِر اِلْوَجْبَة بَسْ دِينَار‎ ― The meal costs just one dinar.
  3. enough
    ‏بَسِّكْ كَمْيُوتَر‎ ― Enough computer (time) for you!

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology 1

From Arabic بَسّ‎ (bass, “cat”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bisː/

Noun

بس • (biss) m (plural بسس‎ (bisas), feminine بِسَّة‎ (bissa))

  1. cat
Usage notes

The feminine noun بسة‎ (bissa) is used more regardless of the animal's gender.

Etymology 2

From Persian بس‎ (bas, “enough, only”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /basː/

Conjunction

بس • (bas)

  1. only, just
  2. enough
    Synonym: كفاية‎ (kifāya)
  3. but, though
    Synonym: لكن‎ (lākin)

Pashto

Etymology

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun

بس • (transliteration needed) f

  1. bus

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian ws (/was/).

Pronunciation

Adverb

بس • (bas)

  1. enough, sufficiently
  2. only

Determiner

بس • (bas)

  1. many

Usage notes

Usually used in form of بسی‎ (basi).

Interjection

بس • (bas)

  1. enough
    ‏بسه!‎‎ ― bas e! ― Enough!

Prefix

بس • (bas)

  1. poly-

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Bengali: ব্যাস (byas)
  • → Gujarati: બસ (bas)
  • → Hindustani:
    Hindi: बस (bas)
    Urdu: بس‎
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi: ਬਸ (bas), ਬੱਸ (bassa)
    Shahmukhi: بس‎

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bas/, [bas]
  • (file)

Adverb

بسّ • (bass)

  1. only, just
    ‏ماما، بسّ خمس دقايق.‎‎
    māmā, bass ḵams daʔāyeʔ
    Mom, just five minutes.

Conjunction

بسّ • (bass)

  1. but
    Synonyms: لاكن‎ (lāken), أمّا‎ (ʔamma)
  2. as soon as, once (with subjunctive verb)
    Synonym: لمّا‎ (lamma)

Interjection

بسّ • (bass)

  1. that's enough!, stop it!
    Synonyms: خلص‎ (ḵalaṣ), حاجة‎ (ḥāje)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bis/, [bɪs]
  • (file)

Noun

بسّ • (biss) m (plural بساس‎ (bsās), feminine بسّة‎ (bisse))

  1. cat
Usage notes

The feminine noun بسّة‎ (bisse) is used more regardless of the animal's gender.

Urdu

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian بس‎ (bas).

Adverb

بَس • (bas) (Hindi spelling बस)

  1. merely, only
    Synonym: صِرْف‎ (sirf)

Interjection

بَس • (bas) (Hindi spelling बस)

  1. enough

Adjective

بس • (bs) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling बस)

  1. enough; ample

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun

بس • (bs) f (Hindi spelling बस)

  1. bus
Declension
Declension of بس
singular plural
direct بَس‎ (bas) بَسیں‎ (basẽ)
oblique بَس‎ (bas) بَسوں‎ (basõ)
vocative بَس‎ (bas) بَسو‎ (baso)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲 (vasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wášas.

Noun

بَس • (bas) m (Hindi spelling बस)

  1. power, control, ability
Declension
Declension of بس
singular plural
direct بَس‎ (bas) بَس‎ (bas)
oblique بَس‎ (bas) بَسوں‎ (basō̃)
vocative بَس‎ (bas) بَسو‎ (basō)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

بس • (bas) ?

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

References

  • “بس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “بس”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu بس‎ (bas).

Adverb

بس (bas)

  1. merely, only

Adjective

بس (bas)

  1. enough; ample

Interjection

بس (bas)

  1. enough

Noun

بس (bas)

  1. a signal to tell that you are finished
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