زیاد

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zi.ˈjaːd/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.jɑːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.jɑːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [zi.jɑːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [zi.jɔːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.jɒːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [zi.jɔd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	ziyād
Dari reading?	ziyād
Iranian reading?	ziyâd
Tajik reading?	ziyod

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Etymology 1

Back-formation from زیاده (ziyāda / ziyâde), from Arabic زِيَادَة (ziyāda).

Adjective

زیاد • (ziyād / ziyâd) (comparative زیادتَر, superlative زیادتَرین, Tajik spelling зиёд)

1. much; a lot
2. many; several
3. too; too much

   زیاد خوردم.

   ziyâd xordam.

   I ate too much.

Usage notes

The Persian comparative and superlative forms زیادتر (ziyād-tar / ziyâd-tar) and زیادترین (ziyād-tarīn / ziyâd-tarin) are somewhat colloquial.

Commonly used terms are the native بیشتر (bēštar / bištar) and بیشترین (bēštarin / bištaren) in the Persian comparative and superlative forms.

Synonyms

• بسیار (bisyār / besyâr)
• خیلی (xaylē / xeyli)
• چندین (čandīn / čandin)

Derived terms

• زیاد شدن (ziyād šudan / ziyâd šodan)
• زیاد کردن (ziyād kardan / ziyâd kardan)

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ز ي د (0 c, 4 e)

Descendants

• → Turkmen: zyýat

Etymology 2

From زیستن (zīstan / zistan, “to live, to survive”).

Verb

زیاد • (ziyād / ziyâd) (Tajik spelling зиёд)

1. (archaic) long live ... !