بانس

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Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Hindustani بان٘س (bā̃s) / बाँस (bā̃s).

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? bāns
    Dari reading? bāns

    Noun

    بانس • (bāns／bâns)

    1. (Dari, Indo-Persian) bamboo
      Synonym: خیزران (xayzarān／xeyzarân)

    Further reading

    • Bulkin, Carleton (2012) “بانس”, in Dari-English/English-Dari practical dictionary, 2nd edition, New York: Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 49
    • Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “بانس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
    • “بانس”, in The Wilson English - Dari Dictionary (Webonary), SIL International, 2013
    • “بانگس”, in قاموس کبیر افغانستان [qāmūs-i kabīr-i afğānistān, The Great Dictionary of Afghanistan] (in Persian), Afghan Dictionary, 2023

    Urdu

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    Etymology

      From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa), from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      بان٘س • (bā̃s) m (Hindi spelling बाँस)

      1. bamboo

      Declension

          Declension of بانس
      singular plural
      direct بان٘س (bā̃s) بان٘س (bā̃s)
      oblique بان٘س (bā̃s) بان٘سوں (bā̃sõ)
      vocative بان٘س (bā̃s) بان٘سو (bā̃so)

      Descendants

      • → Pashto: باڼس (bāṇs)
      • → Persian:
        Dari: بَانْس (bāns), بَانْگْس (bāngs)

      Further reading

      • “بانس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
      • “بانس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
      • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “بانس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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