بسته

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bas.ˈta/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bäs.t̪ʰǽ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bäs.t̪ʰǽ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bäs.t̪ʰǽ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bæs.t̪ʰé]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bäs.t̪ʰǽ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	basta
Dari reading^?	basta
Iranian reading^?	baste
Tajik reading^?	basta

Audio (Iran): (file)

Verb

بسته • (baste)

past participle of (bastan, “to bind, to close, to tie”): bound, closed, tied

Noun

بسته • (baste) (plural بسته‌ها, or بستگان (bastegân))

parcel, package
(more literary)
mī-xâham in baste-râ beferestam. / darūn-aš čī-st?
I'd like to send this parcel. / What's inside it?

(more colloquial)
mi-xâm īn baste-ro beferestam. / tū-š čī-ye?
I'd like to send this parcel. / What's inside it?
(in the plural) relative

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: bəstə
→ Bengali: বস্তা (bosta)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: बस्ता (bastā)

Urdu: بستہ