یازده
yâzdah/jaːz.ˈdah/
The Persian word for eleven is یازده (yâzdah).
یازده is the cardinal number used to represent the quantity occurring after ten and before twelve.
Meaning: the cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve (num)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is a compound of yâz, which is a remnant of an archaic form of ten and dah, meaning ten.
How does it change in a sentence?
As a cardinal number, یازده is indeclinable, meaning it does not change based on the gender or number of the noun it modifies.
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /jaːz.ˈdah/. It has two syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Did you know?
- The word یازده descended from the Middle Persian form yʾzdh which was written in the Pahlavi script before the adoption of the Arabic alphabet.
- In traditional Persian calligraphy, the way یازده is written can vary significantly between the cursive Nasta'liq style and the more formal typesetting.
- The structure of یازده mirrors a pattern found in other Indo-European languages, where 'eleven' is conceptually 'one left over' after ten.
Examples in context
- من و مادرم یازده ماژیک داریم.Me and my mother have eleven markers.This sentence is useful for showing how to use یازده when counting objects like markers.Tatoeba #8563346 by Pasargad, translation #9004368 by Suroosh
- او به ندرت یا هیچ گاه قبل از یازده به رختخواب می رود.She seldom, if ever, goes to bed before eleven.This sentence is useful for expressing a time or frequency using یازده.Tatoeba #536012 by mahdiye, translation #312214 by CK
Example conversation
Mohammad and Sara are discussing a page number in a book.
- محمد Mohammadسارا، صفحه چند است؟Sara, safhe chand ast?Sara, what page is it?
- سارا Saraصفحه یازده را بخوان.Safhe yazdah ra bekhan.Read page eleven.
- محمد Mohammadخیلی ممنونم.Kheyli mamnunam.Thank you very much.
- سارا Saraخواهش میکنم، محمد.Khahesh mikonam, Mohammad.You're welcome, Mohammad.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “eleven” translations and entries یازده, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries یازده, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
