زیبا
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Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From زیب (zib) + ـا (-â). The adjective form of the verb زیبیدن (zibidan, “to deserve, to have beauty and form.”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [zeː.βɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ziː.bɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ze.bɔ]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | zēḇā |
Dari reading? | zēbā |
Iranian reading? | zibâ |
Tajik reading? | zebo |
Adjective
[edit]Dari | زیبا |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | зебо |
زیبا • (zibâ) (comparative زیباتَر (zibâ-tar), superlative زیباتَرین (zibâ-tarin))
- beautiful
- این دُخْتَرِ زیبا رو میشِناسی؟ (Iranian Persian) ― in doxtar-e zibâ ro mi-šenâsi? ― Do you know this beautiful girl?
- elegant
- pretty
- cute
- stylish, chic
- picturesque
Inflection
[edit]Predicative forms of زیبا (zibâ) | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person (“I am, we are”) |
زیبایم (zibâyam) زیبام △ (zibâm) |
زیباییم (zibâyim) |
2nd person (“you are”) |
زیبایی (zibâyi) |
زیبایید (zibâyid) زیبایین △ (zibâyin) |
3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”) |
زیباست (zibâst) زیباس، زیبائه △ (zibâs, zibâe) |
زیبایند (zibâyand) زیبان △ (zibân) |
△ Colloquial. |
Synonyms
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Dari | زیبا |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | зебо |
زیبا • (zibâ)
- a female given name, Ziba
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “زیبیدن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press