بانس
Persian
Alternative forms
- بانگس (bāngs / bângs)
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani बाँस (bā̃s) / بان٘س (bā̃s).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈbaːns/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑːns]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [bɑːŋɡ.s]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bāns |
| Dari reading? | bāns |
Noun
بانس • (bāns / bâns)
- (Dari, Indo-Persian) bamboo
- Synonym: خیزران (xayzarān / xeyzarân)
Further reading
- Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “بانس”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 49
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بانس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- “بانس”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013
- “بانگس”, in قاموس کبیر افغانستان [qāmūs-i kabīr-i afġānistān, The Great Dictionary of Afghanistan] (in Persian), Afghan Dictionary, 2023
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa), from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /bɑ̃ːs/
Noun
بان٘س • (bā̃s) m (Hindi spelling बाँस)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | بان٘س (bā̃s) | بان٘س (bā̃s) |
| oblique | بان٘س (bā̃s) | بان٘سوں (bā̃sõ) |
| vocative | بان٘س (bā̃s) | بان٘سو (bā̃so) |
Descendants
- → Pashto: باڼس (bāṇs)
- → Persian:
- Dari: بَانْس (bāns), بَانْگْس (bāngs)
Further reading
- “بانس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “بانس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “بانس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.