سرویس

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from French service and English service. For Afghan sense of "bus" (clipped from "bus service"), compare Pashto سروېس (sarwes).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [säɾ.wéːs], [säɾ.wíːs]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [säɾ.wéːs], [säɾ.wíːs]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [säɾ.wéːs], [säɾ.wís]

Readings
Dari reading? sarwēs, sarwīs
Iranian reading? servis

Noun

Regional synonyms of "bus"
Dari بَس, سرویس
Iranian Persian اُتوبوس
Tajik автобус

سرویس • (servis)

  1. service:
    Synonym: خدمت (xedmat)
    1. service (for the sake of another person)
    2. (public) service
      سرویس پستی ― servis-e posti ― post service
      سرویس اتوبوس (Iran) ― servis-e otobus ― bus service
    3. (sports) service
  2. (Dari) bus
  3. set of cutlery
  4. short for سرویس بهداشتی (servis-e behdâšti, “toilet, loo, WC”)

Further reading

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