لذت
lezzat
The English word 'delight' translates to Persian as لذت (lezzat).
لذت is used to describe the sensation of pleasure or delight.
Meaning: joy, pleasure (noun)
Which one should you use?
While لذت refers to the sensation of pleasure or delight, the word شادی is more commonly used to refer to the emotional state of joy or happiness.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun لذت is often used in the compound verb لذت بردن to mean 'to enjoy' or 'to take pleasure in'. You can also create the adjective لذت‌بخش, meaning 'delightful' or 'pleasurable', by adding the suffix -بخش to the noun.
How do you pronounce it?
lezzat
Did you know?
- In poetic contexts, if a person experiences great delight, they might say they are 'drunk' with it, using the word مست, even without alcohol.
- While لذت describes the feeling of pleasure, Persian uses the word حال (meaning 'state' or 'condition') to describe a specific kind of ecstatic or spiritual delight often found in Sufi poetry.
- The Persian word لذت is actually an Arabic loanword, which is common in many high-register or poetic Persian expressions.
Examples in context
- ملاقات با تو من را شادمان کردMeeting you delighted me.
- خبر موفقیت تو در آزمون من را به خرمی انداختThe news of your success in the exam delighted me.
- اخبار خوبی که شنیدم، مرا خوشحال کردThe good news I heard delighted me.
- شوق دارم که دوباره تو را ببینمI am delighted to see you again.
- از خوردن این غذا لذت می‌برمI enjoy eating this food
Example conversation
Reza and Niloufar are visiting an art gallery.
- رضا Rezaنیلوفر، از این نمایشگاه لذت می‌بری؟Niloufar, az in namāyeshgāh lezzat mibari?Niloufar, are you enjoying this exhibition?
- نیلوفر Niloufarبله رضا، اینجا خیلی زیباست.Bale Reza, injā kheyli zibāst.Yes Reza, it is very beautiful here.
- رضا Rezaمن هم از دیدن آثار لذت می‌برم.Man ham az didan-e āsār lezzat mibaram.I am also enjoying seeing the works.
- نیلوفر Niloufarبیا برویم سراغ بخش بعدی.Biyā beravim sarāgh-e bakhsh-e ba'di.Let's go to the next section.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries لذت, CC BY-SA 4.0.
