سیاه
siyah
The English word "black" is translated into Persian as سیاه (siyah).
سیاه is an adjective used to describe something that is absorbing all light. You can also use the related noun سیاهی to refer to the concept of blackness or the color itself. When describing a monochrome image, the phrase سیاه و سفید is used for "black and white".
Meaning: absorbing all light (adj)
Which one should you use?
While سیاه refers specifically to the color black, the word تیره is used to describe colors that are merely dark or deep in shade.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
siyah
Did you know?
- The word سیاه is used in the term سیاه باش, a colloquial expression used to tell someone to 'be ashamed' or to feel disgraced.
- In Persian culture, the word سیاه is often used in the idiom سیاه چشم to describe someone with 'black eyes', which is frequently a poetic compliment for beauty.
- Though it means 'black', the word سیاه shares an ancient ancestor with the Russian word сивый, which describes 'grey'.
Examples in context
- این سوسک سیاه است.This bug is black.This sentence is useful for describing the color of an insect using سیاه.Tatoeba #12607541 by cojiluc, translation #12400323 by jan_Ketalija
- تصویر سیاه و سفید است.The picture is in black and white.This sentence is useful for describing a monochrome image using سیاه.Tatoeba #9962884 by cojiluc, translation #1640955 by Spamster
- او یک توله سگ سیاه دارد.She has a black puppy.This sentence is useful for describing the color of an animal using سیاه.Tatoeba #4294481 by deadmarshal, translation #4284605 by seltsameseeds
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Example conversation
Niloufar and Mohammad are looking at a piece of clothing.
- نیلوفر Niloufarاین پیراهن سیاه است؟In pirahan siyah ast?Is this dress black?
- محمد Mohammadنه، این سرمه‌ای است.Ne, in soramei ast.No, this is navy blue.
- نیلوفر Niloufarمن یک پیراهن سیاه می‌خواهم.Man yek pirahan siyah mikhahem.I want a black dress.
- محمد Mohammadبگذار دنبالش بگردم، نیلوفر.Bezar donbalesh begardam, Niloufar.Let me look for it, Niloufar.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries سیاه, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
