بس

See also: بش, پس, and پش

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ب س س (b-s-s).

Pronunciation

  • Verb: IPA(key): /bas.sa/
  • Noun: IPA(key): /bass/

Verb

بَسَّ (bassa) I, non-past يَبُسُّ‎ (yabussu)

  1. (transitive) to crush
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-5:
      إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
      ʾiḏā rujjati l-ʾarḍu rajjan wabussati l-jibālu bassan
      When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling
Conjugation

Noun

بَسّ (bass) m

  1. verbal noun of بَسَّ (bassa) (form I)
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 56:4-5:
      إِذَا رُجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ رَجًّا وَبُسَّتِ الْجِبَالُ بَسًّا
      ʾiḏā rujjati l-ʾarḍu rajjan wabussati l-jibālu bassan
      When the earth is shaken with convulsion / And the mountains are crushed, crumbling
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

بُسْ (bus) (form I)

  1. second-person masculine singular imperative active of بَاسَ (bāsa)
  2. second-person masculine singular active imperative of بَاسَ (bāsa)

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Persian

Conjunction

بس (bas)

  1. but
  2. only, just

Gulf Arabic

Etymology

From Persian بس (bas), from Middle Persian ws (was).

Conjunction

بس (bas)

  1. but, though
    رِحْتْ اِلْمَطْعَمْ بَسْ كَانْ مْصَكَّرI went to the restaurant but it was closed.
  2. only, just
    سِعِر اِلْوَجْبَة بَسْ دِينَارThe meal costs just one dinar.
  3. enough
    بَسِّكْ كَمْيُوتَرEnough computer (time) for you!

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian ws (was).

Adverb

بس (bas)

  1. enough, sufficiently
  2. only

Determiner

بس (bas)

  1. many

Usage notes

Usually used in form of بسی (basi).

Interjection

بس (bas)

  1. enough
    بسه!bas e!Enough!

Prefix

بس (bas)

  1. poly-

Derived terms

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