زیاد

Persian

Etymology 1

From ‎ (ziyâdat, “increase”), Persian spelling of borrowed Arabic زيادة‎.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /zijɑːð/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /zɪjɑːd/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /zijɒːd/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /zijɔd/

Audio (Iranian Persian): (file)

Adjective

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

much; a lot
many; several
too; too much
زیاد خوردم.‎
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/
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Verb

زیاد • (ziyâd) (optative, infinitive زیستن‎)

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

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