زرد
zard/ˈzard/
The English word yellow is translated into Dari as زرد (zard).
The word زرد is used to describe something having yellow as its color, acting as an adjective or to refer to the color yellow itself as a noun. You can modify the shade of the color by adding descriptors: زرد روشن means bright yellow and زرد غامق means dark yellow.
Meaning: having yellow as its color (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The expression زرد رنگ literally means color yellow and is used for precision or emphasis.
Related words
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced as /ˈzard/.
Did you know?
- The term زرد is used in the phrase زرد شدن, which literally means 'to become yellow' but can figuratively mean to be terrified.
- In Dari, زرد can be used to describe someone who looks pale or sick, similar to the English expression 'looking yellow'.
- In some poetic contexts, زرد is used to evoke feelings of autumn, longing or melancholy.
Examples in context
- پروانه‌ای زرد روی یک گل نشسته است.A yellow butterfly is sitting on a flower.This sentence shows how to use زرد as an adjective describing a butterfly.Tatoeba #9869719 by sinakd, translation #9869519 by Ooneykcall
- تام به سبب عبور از خط زرد جریمه شد.Tom was ticketed for passing on a yellow line.This sentence demonstrates the use of زرد to describe a yellow line.Tatoeba #7850661 by cojiluc, translation #6858777 by CK
- من گلهای بسیاری دارم.برخی شان سرخند و برخی زرد.I have a lot of flowers. Some are red and some are yellow.This sentence shows how to use زرد to describe the color of flowers.Tatoeba #752406 by mahdiye, translation #254917 by Swift
- رنگ این ماشین زرد استThe color of this car is yellow.
- گل زردYellow flower
- من رنگ زرد را دوست دارمI like the color yellow.
- 2 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a basket of fruit in a market.
- عمر Omarاین لیمو خیلی زرد است.in limu khayli zard ast.This lemon is very yellow.
- فاطمه Fatimaبله، بسیار رسیده و خوش‌رنگ است.ba-le, bisyar rasida wa khosh-rang ast.Yes, it is very ripe and a beautiful color.
- عمر Omarآیا آن میوه هم زرد است؟aya an mewa ham zard ast?Is that fruit also yellow?
- فاطمه Fatimaنه، آن میوه نارنجی است.na, an mewa narenji ast.No, that fruit is orange.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry زرد, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
