बस

See also: बीस

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bəs/, [bɐs]
  • Rhymes: -əs

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian بس (bas), from Middle Persian ws (/⁠was⁠/). Compare Bengali ব্যাস (bês), Gujarati બસ (bas), Punjabi ਬਸ (bas).

Adverb

बस • (bas) (Urdu spelling بس)

  1. merely, only
    Synonyms: केवल (keval), सिर्फ़ (sirf)
    मैं बस यह कहना चाहता था कि ...
    ma͠i bas yah kahnā cāhtā thā ki ...
    I only wanted to say that ...

Interjection

बस • (bas) (Urdu spelling بس)

  1. enough
    बस! तमाशा बंद करो!
    bas! tamāśā band karo!
    Enough! Stop this nonsense!
    बस, इतना ठीक हैbas, itnā ṭhīk haiEnough, this much is fine.

Adjective

बस • (bas) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بس)

  1. enough; ample

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀲 (vasa), from Sanskrit वश (vaśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wášas.

Noun

बस • (basm (Urdu spelling بس)

  1. power, control, ability
    यह काम तेरे बस का नहीं है।
    yah kām tere bas kā nahī̃ hai.
    This work is beyond your ability.
    बस मेंbas mẽin one's abilities
Declension
Declension of बस (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct बस
bas
बस
bas
oblique बस
bas
बसों
basõ
vocative बस
bas
बसो
baso

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bus.

Noun

बस • (basf (Urdu spelling بس)

  1. bus
    बस सेवाbas sevābus service
Declension
Declension of बस (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct बस
bas
बसें
basẽ
oblique बस
bas
बसों
basõ
vocative बस
bas
बसो
baso

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

बस • (bas) (Urdu spelling بس)

  1. inflection of बसना (basnā):
    1. stem
    2. second-person singular present imperative

References

Nepali

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

Noun

बस • (bas)

  1. bus

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bʌsʌ]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: बस

Verb

बस • (basa)

  1. second-person mid respect singular imperative of बस्नु (basnu)