बस
See also: बीस
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /bəs/, [bəs̪]
- Rhymes: -əs
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Persian بس (bas).
Adverb
बस • (bas) (Urdu spelling بس)
- merely, only
- मैं बस यह कहना चाहता था कि ...
- ma͠i bas yah kahnā cāhtā thā ki ...
- I only wanted to say that ...
- Synonyms: केवल (keval), सिर्फ़ (sirf)
Interjection
बस • (bas) (Urdu spelling بس)
- 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)
- enough; ample
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English bus.
Noun
बस • (bas) f (Urdu spelling بس)
- 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 3
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲 (vasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wášas.
Noun
बस • (bas) m (Urdu spelling بس)
- 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 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
बस • (bas) (Urdu spelling بس)
- inflection of बसना (basnā):
- stem
- 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.
Nepali
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English bus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʌs]
- Phonetic Devanagari: बस्
Noun
बस • (bas)
- bus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [bʌsʌ]
- Phonetic Devanagari: ब्aस्a
Verb
बस • (basa)
- second-person mid respect singular imperative of बस्नु (basnu)