باهوش
Persian
Alternative forms
- با هوش (bâ-huš)
Etymology
From با (bâ, “with”) + هوش (huš, “intellect”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /baː.ˈhoːʃ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bɑː.ɦoːʃ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bɒː.ɦuːʃ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bɔ.ɦɵʃ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | bāhōš |
| Dari reading? | bāhōš |
| Iranian reading? | bâhuš |
| Tajik reading? | bohüš |
Audio (Iran): (file)
Adjective
| Dari | باهوش |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | боҳӯш |
باهوش • (bâ-huš)
- intelligent; smart
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 4031:
- ور بداند ره دل با هوش او
کی رود هر های و هو در گوش او- v-ar be-dânad rah del-e bâ-huš-e u
key ravad har hây o hu dar guš-e u - But if his wise heart knows the way, how should every hey and ho go into his ear?
- v-ar be-dânad rah del-e bâ-huš-e u