بن‌بست

Persian

Alternative forms

بن بست (with a space)
بنبست (without the ZWNJ)
بمبست (colloquial and/or phonetic spelling)

Etymology

Analyzable as a combination of بن‎ (bon, “end”) and بست‎ (bast), the participle stem of بستن‎ (bastan, “to close, shut, tie”). Related بن‌گرد‎ (bon-gard, “cul-de-sac”) uses a similar construction with the verb گشتن‎ (gaštan, “to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bunˈbast/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /bʊnˈbast/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /bonˈbæst/
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): /bomˈbæst/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /bunˈbast/

Noun

بن‌بست • (bon-bast) (plural بن‌بست‌ها‎ (bon-bast-hâ))

dead-end (street)
‏‎‎
în xiyâbun taheš bon(m)-baste
This street is a dead-end.

Related terms

بن‌گرد‎ (bon-gard, “cul-de-sac”)
بنگاه‎ (bongâh, “organization, institution”)
بن‎ (bon, “bottom, end”)

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