باهوش

Persian

Alternative forms

با هوش (bâ-huš)

Etymology

From (bâ, “with”) +‎ (huš, “intellect”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baː.ˈhoːʃ/

(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

Audio (Iran): (file)

Adjective

باهوش • (bā-hōš / bâ-huš) (Tajik spelling боҳӯш)

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?

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “باهوش”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “باهوش”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.