باشی

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Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bāšī
Dari reading? bāšī
Iranian reading? bâši
Tajik reading? boši

Verb

باشی • (bâši)

  1. second-person singular subjunctive present of بودن (budan, “to be”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Anatolian Turkish باش (baş, “head”) or Azerbaijani باش (baş, “id.”). Also compare Ottoman Turkish پاشا (paşa).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? bāšī
Dari reading? bāšī
Iranian reading? bâši
Tajik reading? boši

Noun

باشی • (bâši)

  1. (historical) Used in the titles of certain high-ranking officials in Safavid and Qajar times, with the meaning of "head of" or "royal".
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