bəs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bes"

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian بس.

Pronunciation

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Predicative

bəs

  1. 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

  • bəsti

Usage notes

  1. ^ 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

  1. and how about, and what about
    Mən Bakıdanam, bəs sən? ― I am from Baku, and you?

References

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