باشی

Persian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑ́ː.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)

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bɑː.ʃíː]

• (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)

1. (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

• امیرشکارباشی (amir-šekâr-bâši, “master of the hunt”)
• تشريفاتچی‌باشی (tašrifâtči-bâši, “master of ceremonies”)
• توپچی‌باشی (tupči-bâši, “head of the artillery”)
• خمپاره‌چی‌باشی (xompâreči-bâši, “commander of the grenadiers”)
• خیام‌باشی (xiyâm-bâši, “supervisor of the royal tents”)
• قورچی‌باشی (qurči-bâši, “head of the cavalry”)
• معامرباشی (mo'âmer-bâši, “royal architect”)
• ملاباشی (mollâ-bâši, “court chaplain”)
• منجم‌باشی (monajjem-bâši, “court astronomer-astrologer”)
• چاپارچی‌باشی (čâpârči-bâši, “head of the couriers”)
• کشکچی‌باشی (kešekči-bâši, “head of the royal guard”)