بایست

Persian

Alternative forms

(colloquial Iran) باس (bâs)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾp̄ʾdst' /⁠abāyist⁠/, “it was neccassary”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baː.ˈjist/

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

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bɒː.jést̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bɔ.jíst̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bāyist
Dari reading^?	bāyist
Iranian reading^?	bâyest
Tajik reading^?	boyist

Verb

بایست • (bāyist / bâyest) (Tajik spelling боист)

(formal) must, had to
Synonym: باید (bāyad / bâyad)

Related terms

بایستن (bāyistan / bâyestan)

References

^ MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “abāyist”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 2