بسته

Persian

Etymology

Related to Persian پسته (pista, nut), cognate with Sanskrit बुस्त (busta, husk or shell of fruit).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? basta
Dari reading? basta
Iranian reading? baste
Tajik reading? basta
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Verb

بسته • (baste)

  1. past participle of بستن (bastan, to bind, to close, to tie): bound, closed, tied

Noun

بسته • (baste) (plural بسته‌ها, or بستگان (bastegân))

  1. parcel, package
    می‌خواهم این بسته را بفرستم. / درونش چیست؟ (more literary)
    mī-xâham in baste-râ beferestam. / darūn-aš čī-st?
    I'd like to send this parcel. / What's inside it?
    می‌خوام این بسته رو بفرستم. / توش چیه؟ (more colloquial)
    mi-xâm īn baste-ro beferestam. / tū-š čī-ye?
    I'd like to send this parcel. / What's inside it?
  2. (in the plural) relative

Descendants

  • Bengali: বস্তা (bosta)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: बस्ता (bastā)
    Urdu: بستہ (basta)
  • Odia: ବସ୍ତା (bastā)
  • Old Anatolian Turkish: بسته (beste)
  • Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਬਸਤਾ (bastā)
    Shahmukhi script: بستہ (basta)