بسیار

See also: تسيار‎

Persian
Dari Persian بسیار‎
Iranian Persian بسیار‎
Tajiki Persian бисёр (bisyor)

Etymology

From Middle Persian wsy(k)ʾl (wasyār, “much, many”).

Adjective

بسیار • (besyâr) (comparative بسیارتر‎, superlative بسیارترین‎)

  1. many

Usage notes

The comparative and superlative forms بسیارتر‎ (besyâr-tar) and بسیارترین‎ (besyâr-tarin) are somewhat colloquial. More common alternatives are بیشتر‎ (bištar) and بیشترین‎ (bištarin).

Adverb

بسیار • (besyâr)

  1. very

Synonyms
  • بسیار خوب
  • بسیارخوب

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “wasyār”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 88
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