زیبا

Persian

Etymology

زیب‎ (zib) +‎ ـا‎ (-â). The adjective form of the verb زیبیدن‎ (zibidan, “to deserve, to have beauty and form.”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [zeː.bɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [zeː.bɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [zeː.bɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? zēḇā
Dari reading? zēbā
Iranian reading? zibâ
Tajik reading? zebo
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Adjective
Dari Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Iranian Persian
Tajik зебо

زیبا • (zibâ) (comparative زیباتَر‎ (zibâ-tar), superlative زیباتَرین‎ (zibâ-tarin))

  1. beautiful
    ‏این دُخْتَرِ زیبا رو می‌شِناسی؟‎‎ (Iranian Persian) ― in doxtar-e zibâ ro mi-šenâsi? ― Do you know this beautiful girl?
  2. elegant
  3. pretty
  4. cute
  5. stylish, chic
  6. picturesque

Inflection
    Predicative forms of Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
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

Antonyms
  • زیبایی‎ (zibâyi)
  • زیبارو‎ (zibâru)
  • زیباسازی‎ (zibâsâzi)
  • زیبا کردن‎ (zibâ kardan)

Proper noun
Dari Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Iranian Persian
Tajik зебо

زیبا • (zibâ)

  1. a female given name, Ziba

Descendants
  • → Bashkir: зифа (zifa), Зифа (Zifa)
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Uzbek: zebo

References
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