باشی

Persian

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ˈbɑː.ʃiː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑ́ː.ʃiː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑ́ː.ʃiː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔ́ː.ʃi]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒ́ː.ʃiː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ́.ʃi]

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

Verb

باشی • (bâši)

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ˈʃiː]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ʃíː]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ʃíː]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bɔː.ʃí]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː.ʃíː]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.ʃí]

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

Noun

باشی • (bâši)

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

Derived terms

تشريفاتچى باشی (tašrifâtči bâši, “master of ceremonies”)
خمبره‌چی باشی (xombareči bâši, “commander of the grenadiers”)
خیام باشی (xiyâm bâši, “supervisor of the royal tents”)
قورچی باشی (qurči bâši, “head of the cavalry”)
معامر باشی (mo'âmer bâši, “royal architect”)
ملا باشی (mollâ bâši, “court chaplain”)
منجم باشی (monajjem bâši, “court astronomer-astrologer”)
مير شکار باشی (mir šekâr bâši, “master of the hunt”)
کشکچی باشی (kašakči bâši, “head of the royal guard”)

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