باهوش

Persian

Alternative forms

• با هوش (bâ-huš)

Etymology

با (bâ, “with”) +‎ هوش (huš, “intellect”).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ɦoːʃ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ɦoːʃ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑːoːʃ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔːʊːʃ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː.ɦuːʃ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.ɦɵʃ]

Readings
Classical reading?	bāhōš
Dari reading?	bāhōš
Iranian reading?	bâhuš
Tajik reading?	bohüš

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Adjective

Dari	باهوش
Iranian Persian
Tajik	боҳӯш

باهوش • (bâ-huš)

1. intelligent; smart

   Synonym: زیرک (zirak)

   Antonyms: کودن (kowdan), خنگ (xeng)

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 4031:

     ور بداند ره دل با هوش او
     کی رود هر های و هو در گوش او

     v-ar be-dânad rah del-e bâ-huš-e u
     key ravad har hây o hu dar guš-e u

     But if his wise heart knows the way, how should every hey and ho go into his ear?