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زیاد

زیاد

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Persian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic زِيَادَة (ziyāda).

Alternative spelling

(ziyādat) (dated spelling)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [zi.jɑːð]

(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^?	ziyāḏ
Dari reading^?	ziyād
Iranian reading^?	ziyâd
Tajik reading^?	ziyod

Audio (Iran): (file)

Adjective

زیاد • (ziyâd) (comparative زیادتَر (ziyâd-tar), superlative زیادتَرین (ziyâd-tarin))

much; a lot
many; several
too; too much
ziyâd xordam.
I ate too much.

Usage notes

The Persian comparative and superlative forms (ziyâd-tar) and (ziyâd-tarin) are somewhat colloquial.

Commonly used terms are the native (bištar) and (bištarin) in the Persian comparative and superlative forms.

Synonyms

بسیار (besyâr)
خیلی (xeyli)
چندین (čandin)

Derived terms

زیاد کردن (ziyâd kardan)
زیاد شدن (ziyâd šodan)

Related terms

زیاده (ziyâde)

Etymology 2

From (zistan, “to live, to survive”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ziːˈjɒːd/
Audio (Iran): (file)

Verb

زیاد • (ziyâd) (optative, infinitive زیستن)

(archaic) May (someone) live!; Long live (someone)!

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