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.ˈbaː/
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ziː.bɒː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ze.bɔ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | zēbā |
| Dari reading? | zēbā |
| Iranian reading? | zibâ |
| Tajik reading? | zebo |
Adjective
[edit]| Dari | زیبا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | зебо |
زیبا • (zibâ) (comparative زیباتَر, superlative زیباتَرین)
- 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]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person (“I am, we are”) |
زیبایم، زیبام△ (zibâyam, zibâm△) | زیباییم (zibâyim) |
| 2nd person (“you are”) |
زیبایی (zibâyi) | زیبایید، زیبایین△ (zibâyid, zibâyin△) |
| 3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”) |
زیباست، زیباس، زیبائه△ (zibâst, zibâs, zibâe△) | زیبایند، زیبان△ (zibâyand, zibân△) |
△ Colloquial.
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[edit]Proper noun
[edit]| Dari | زیبا |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | зебо |
زیبا • (zibâ)
- a female given name, Ziba
Descendants
[edit]- → Bashkir: зифа (zifa), Зифа (Zifa)
- → Ottoman Turkish: زیبا (Ziba)
- Turkish: Ziba
- → Turkmen: zyba
- → Urdu: زیبا (zēbā)
- → Uzbek: zebo
References
[edit]- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “زیبیدن”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press.
