بن‌بست

Persian

Alternative forms

بن بست (with a space)
بنبست (without the ZWNJ)
بمبست (colloquial and/or phonetic spelling)

Etymology

Analyzable as a combination of بن (bon, “end”) and بست (bast), the participle stem of بستن (bastan, “to close, shut, tie”). Related بن‌گرد (bon-gard, “cul-de-sac”) uses a similar construction with the verb گشتن (gaštan, “to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [bun.ˈbast]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [bʊm.bǽst̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [bʊm.bǽst̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [bum.bǽst̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [bom.bǽst̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [bum.bǽst̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	bunbast
Dari reading^?	bunbast
Iranian reading^?	bonbast
Tajik reading^?	bunbast

Noun

بن‌بست • (bon-bast) (plural بن‌بست‌ها (bon-bast-hâ))

dead-end (street)
în xiyâbun taheš bon(m)-baste
This street is a dead-end.

Related terms

بن‌گرد (bon-gard, “cul-de-sac”)
بنگاه (bongâh, “organization, institution”)
بن (bon, “bottom, end”)