بسد
Arabic
Alternative forms
- بُسَذ (busaḏ)
Etymology
From Persian بسَد (bosad, besad).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bu.sad/, /bus.sad/, /bis.sad/
Noun
بُسَد or بُسَّد or بِسَّد • (busad or bussad or bissad) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | بُسَد; بُسَّد; بِسَّد busad; bussad; bissad |
الْبُسَد; الْبُسَّد; الْبِسَّد al-busad; al-bussad; al-bissad |
بُسَد; بُسَّد; بِسَّد busad; bussad; bissad |
| nominative | بُسَدٌ; بُسَّدٌ; بِسَّدٌ busadun; bussadun; bissadun |
الْبُسَدُ; الْبُسَّدُ; الْبِسَّدُ al-busadu; al-bussadu; al-bissadu |
بُسَدُ; بُسَّدُ; بِسَّدُ busadu; bussadu; bissadu |
| accusative | بُسَدًا; بُسَّدًا; بِسَّدًا busadan; bussadan; bissadan |
الْبُسَدَ; الْبُسَّدَ; الْبِسَّدَ al-busada; al-bussada; al-bissada |
بُسَدَ; بُسَّدَ; بِسَّدَ busada; bussada; bissada |
| genitive | بُسَدٍ; بُسَّدٍ; بِسَّدٍ busadin; bussadin; bissadin |
الْبُسَدِ; الْبُسَّدِ; الْبِسَّدِ al-busadi; al-bussadi; al-bissadi |
بُسَدِ; بُسَّدِ; بِسَّدِ busadi; bussadi; bissadi |
Persian
Etymology
May be the Aramaic בֻּסְרָא (busrā) / בּוּסְרָא (busrā) / ܒܣܪܐ (*busrā, “unripe grape”), elsewhere known as Slavic бисер / biser “pearl”, with typical Persian consonant switch as in شمشار (šemšâr) → شمشاد (šemšâd, “box”). But compare بستام (bestâm, “coral”), also a known form.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /bu.ˈsad/, /bi.ˈsad/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [bʊ.säd̪], [bɪ.säd̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [bo.sæd̪̥], [be.sæd̪̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [bu.säd̪], [bi.säd̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | busad, bisad |
| Dari reading? | busad, bisad |
| Iranian reading? | bosad, besad |
| Tajik reading? | busad, bisad |
Noun
بسد • (bosad, besad)
Derived terms
- بسدین (bosadin, besadin, “coral-coloured, i.e. red”)
Descendants
- → Arabic: بُسَد (busad)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بسد”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Vullers, Johann August (1855) “بسد”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[1] (in Latin), volume I, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 241b
- Марр, Н. (1910) Тексты и разыскания по армяно-грузинской филологии. Книга XII. Вступительные и заключительные строфы "Витязя в барсовой коже" Шоты из Рустава [Texts and research in Armenian–Georgian philology. Book XII. The opening and closing stanzas of Shota Rustaveli's "The Knight in the Panther's Skin"] (Издания Факультета восточных языков Императорского С.-Петербургского университета; 5) (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Academy Press, page 18, connects with Old Armenian սաթ (satʻ)