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 है ― bas, itnā ṭhīk hai ― Enough, 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 • (bas) m (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 में ― bas mẽ ― in 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 • (bas) f (Urdu spelling بس)

1. bus

   बस सेवा ― bas sevā ― bus 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

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “बस”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Nepali

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English bus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʌs]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बस्

Noun

बस • (bas)

1. bus

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bʌsʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ब्aस्a

Verb

बस • (basa)

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