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 زیبا
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 زیبا (zibâ)
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 زیبا
Iranian Persian
Tajik зебо

زیبا • (zibâ)

  1. a female given name, Ziba

Descendants
  • → Bashkir: зифа (zifa), Зифа (Zifa)
  • → Urdu: زیبا (zēbā)
  • → Uzbek: zebo

References
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