وایسا
vaysa
The Persian word for stop is وایسا (vaysa).
وایسا is an imperative used to tell someone to stop moving or to wait in a specific place.
Meaning: not to continue (verb)
Which one should you use?
وایسا is used to tell someone to stop their physical movement or to stay/wait. In contrast, بس کن is used when you want someone to stop doing an activity or an action.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The infinitive form of this verb is ایستادن (istādan), which can mean both 'to stand' and 'to stop'. The imperative changes from the informal singular وایسا to the polite or plural وایسید.
How do you pronounce it?
vaysa
Did you know?
- The word for a transit station, ایستگاه, is built directly from the root of 'to stop' or 'to stand', essentially meaning a 'place of standing'.
- When used in casual conversation, وایسا often loses its authoritative command to 'stop' and instead functions as a conversational filler similar to the English 'wait a minute'.
- While وایسا means 'stop' or 'wait', the infinitive ایستادن literally means 'to stand'. This means that if you ask someone to 'stop' in a physical sense, you are linguistically asking them to 'stand'.
Examples in context
- یه لحظه وایسا.ye lahze vaysa.Wait/stop for a moment.
- اونجا وایسا.anja vaysa.Stop there.
Example conversation
Zahra and Amir are walking together and Zahra sees something interesting.
- زهرا Zahraامیر، وایسا!Amir, vaysa!Amir, stop!
- امیر Amirچی شد؟ چرا ایستادم؟Chi shod? Chera istadam?What happened? Why did I stop?
- زهرا Zahraاون گربه رو ببین.Oon gorbe ro bebin.Look at that cat.
- امیر Amirآها، خیلی بامزه است.Aha, kheyli bamaze ast.Oh, it is very cute.
