باشی

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑː.ʃiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑ́ː.ʃiː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑ́ː.ʃiː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑ́ː.ʃiː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔ́ː.ʃi]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒ́ː.ʃiː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ́.ʃi]

Readings
Classical reading?	bāšī
Dari reading?	bāšī
Iranian reading?	bâši
Tajik reading?	boši

Verb

باشی • (bâši)

1. second-person singular subjunctive present of بودن (budan, “to be”).

Etymology 2

From Old Anatolian Turkish باش (baş, “head”) or Azerbaijani باش (baş, “id.”). Also compare Ottoman Turkish پاشا (paşa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ˈʃiː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ʃíː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ʃíː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ʃíː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔː.ʃí]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː.ʃíː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.ʃí]

Readings
Classical reading?	bāšī
Dari reading?	bāšī
Iranian reading?	bâši
Tajik reading?	boši

Noun

باشی • (bâši)

1. (historical) Used in the titles of certain high-ranking officials in Safavid and Qajar times, with the meaning of "head of" or "royal".

Derived terms

• تشريفاتچى باشی (tašrifâtči bâši, “master of ceremonies”)
• خمبره‌چی باشی (xombareči bâši, “commander of the grenadiers”)
• خیام باشی (xiyâm bâši, “supervisor of the royal tents”)
• قورچی باشی (qurči bâši, “head of the cavalry”)
• معامر باشی (mo'âmer bâši, “royal architect”)
• ملا باشی (mollâ bâši, “court chaplain”)
• منجم باشی (monajjem bâši, “court astronomer-astrologer”)
• مير شکار باشی (mir šekâr bâši, “master of the hunt”)
• کشکچی باشی (kašakči bâši, “head of the royal guard”)