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 مْسَكَّرI went to the restaurant but it was closed.
  2. only, just
    سِعِر اِلْوَجْبَة بَسْ دِينَارThe meal costs just one dinar.
  3. enough
    بَسِّكْ كَمْيُوتَرEnough 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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