آتش‌بس

Persian

Etymology

آتش (âtaš, “fire”) +‎ بس (bas, “enough; stop”), probably a calque of French cessez-le-feu or some other European language.

Pronunciation

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.t̪ʰäʃ.bäs]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɒː.t̪ʰæʃ.bæs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʔɔ.t̪ʰäʃ.bäs]

Readings
Dari reading?	ātašbas
Iranian reading?	âtašbas
Tajik reading?	otašbas

• IPA^(key): [ʔɒːtʰæʃˈbæs]

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Noun

Dari	آتش‌بس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	оташбас

آتش‌بس • (âtaš-bas) (plural آتش‌بس‌ها (âtaš-bas-hâ))

1. ceasefire