بسیار

See also: تسيار‎

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [script needed] (wsy(k)ʾl /wasyār/, “much, many”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /bisjɔɾ/

Adjective

Dari بسیار
Iranian Persian خیلی‎
Tajik бисёр (bisyor)

بسیار • (besyâr) (comparative بسیارتَر‎ (besyâr-tar), superlative بسیارتَرین‎ (besyâr-tarin))

  1. many

Usage notes

The comparative and superlative forms بسیارتر‎ (besyâr-tar) and بسیارترین‎ (besyâr-tarin) are somewhat colloquial. More common alternatives are بیشتر‎ (bištar) and بیشترین‎ (bištarin).

Adverb

بسیار • (besyâr)

  1. very
    Synonym: خیلی‎ (xeyli)
  • بسیار خوب‎
  • بسیارخوب‎

References

  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “wasyār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 88

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بسیار‎ (bisyâr, “much, many, very”), from Middle Persian [script needed] (wsy(k)ʾl /wasyār/, “much, many”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

بسیار • (bisyār) (Hindi spelling बिसयार)

  1. abundant, in plenty
  2. much, many
  3. very

Derived terms

  • بِسْیاری‎ (bisyārī, “many, plenty”)
  • بِسْیار گو‎ (bisyār-go, “talkative, prolific poet”)
  • بِسْیار خور‎ (bisyār-xōr, “gluttonous, gourmand”)
  • بِسْیار نَوِیس‎ (bisyār-navīs, “prolific writer”)
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