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Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian بس.
Pronunciation
Predicative
bəs
- sufficient, enough
- Bəsdir! ― Enough![nt. 1]
- Bəsdir danışdıq, hərəkət edək! ― Enough talking, let's act!
- Verdiyi pul bəs deyildi ― The money s/he gave wasn't enough.
Derived terms
Usage notes
- ^ Colloquially, this can take on the verbal plural imperative ending -in, as in Bəsdirin, qurtarın bu söhbəti!, "Enough, (pl.) stop talking about this/doing this!". Compare the interjection yaxşı.
Conjunction
bəs
- and how about, and what about
- Mən Bakıdanam, bəs sən? ― I am from Baku, and you?
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