باشی
Persian
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ˈbɑː.ʃiː]
- (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
editباشی • (bâši)
- second-person singular subjunctive present of بودن (budan, “to be”).
Etymology 2
editBorrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish باش (baş, “head”) or Azerbaijani باش (baş, “id.”). Also compare Ottoman Turkish پاشا (paşa).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [bɑː.ˈʃiː]
- (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
editباشی • (bâši)
- (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
edit- 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”)
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- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian non-lemma forms
- Persian verb forms
- Persian terms borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish
- Persian terms derived from Old Anatolian Turkish
- Persian terms borrowed from Azerbaijani
- Persian terms derived from Azerbaijani
- Persian lemmas
- Persian nouns
- Persian terms with historical senses