How to Say "Beauty" in Persian

زیبایی

The English word beauty is translated into Persian as زیبایی.

زیبایی refers to the quality of a pleasing appearance. For example, you might use the related adjective زیبا to describe something as beautiful.

Meaning: quality of pleasing appearance (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The noun زیبایی is formed from the adjective زیبا (beautiful) plus the suffix -ایی, which turns the adjective into an abstract noun.

In Persian poetry, the concept of beauty is often inseparable from the word for 'wound' or 'scar' (زخم), as a beloved's features are frequently described through the lens of beautiful suffering.
There is a Persian custom of using 'complimentary' beauty phrases called تعارف where one denies their own beauty to show humility when praised.
In many Persian dialects, when describing an exceptionally beautiful person, people might use the word 'moon' (ماه) as a direct synonym for beauty, rather than an adjective.

زیبایی فرای وصف است.
The beauty is beyond description.
This sentence shows how to express that beauty is beyond description using زیبایی.
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زیبایی سلیقه‌ای است.
Beauty is subjective.
This sentence demonstrates the idea that beauty is subjective using زیبایی.
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حس زیبایی آنجا بیشتر از شکل ظاهری بود
The sense of beauty there was more than just the outward appearance.
دختر قشنگی هستی
You are a beautiful girl
زیبایی این منظره واقعاً خیره‌کننده است.
zibāyi in manzare vaqe'an khire-konande ast.
The beauty of this landscape is truly breathtaking.
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Ali and Sara are looking at a painting in a gallery.

علی Ali

سارا، به زیبایی این تابلو نگاه کن.
Sārā, be zibāyi-ye in tāblo negāh kon.
Sara, look at the beauty of this painting.
سارا Sara

واقعاً خیره‌کننده است.
Vāghe'an khire-konande ast.
It really is stunning.
علی Ali

رنگ‌ها فوق‌العاده‌اند.
Rang-hā fogh-ol-āde-and.
The colors are extraordinary.
سارا Sara

بله، زیبایی‌اش من را جذب کرد.
Bale, zibāyi-ash man rā jazb kard.
Yes, its beauty attracted me.

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