خوب
Iraqi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian خوب (xub).
Adjective edit
خوب (xōb)
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭡 (xūb), from Old Persian [script needed] (*ʰuvāpa), from Proto-Iranian *HhuHā́pah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HsuHápas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- (“good”) + *h₃épos (“work”). Compare Sogdian [script needed] (xwp).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [xuːβ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [xuːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [χub]
Readings | |
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Classical reading? | xūḇ |
Dari reading? | xūb |
Iranian reading? | xub |
Tajik reading? | xub |
Audio (Iran) (file)
Adjective edit
Dari | خوب |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | хуб |
خوب • (xub) (comparative خوبتَر (xub-tar), superlative خوبتَرین (xub-tarin))
Usage notes edit
- The comparative and superlative forms خوبتر (xub-tar) and خوبترین (xub-tarin) are colloquial and informal. The formal and standard Persian equivalents are بهتر (behtar) and بهترین (behtarin).
Inflection edit
Predicative forms of خوب (xub) | ||
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singular | plural | |
1st person (“I am, we are”) |
خوبم (xubam) |
خوبیم (xubim) |
2nd person (“you are”) |
خوبی (xubi) |
خوبید (xubid) خوبین △ (xubin) |
3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”) |
خوب است (xub ast) خوبه △ (xube) |
خوبند (xuband) خوبن △ (xuban) |
△ Colloquial. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- خوبانی (xubâni)
Descendants edit
- Urdu: خوب (xub)
Adverb edit
Dari | خوب |
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Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | хуб |
خوب • (xub)
Antonyms edit
- بد (bad)
Related terms edit
- خوبی (xubi)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “خوب”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Aryanpur-Kashani, Manoochehr (2005) The Aryanpur Progressive Persian–English Dictionary[1], Tehran: Jahan Rayaneh, →ISBN
- Rubinčik Ju. A., editor (1985), “خوب”, in Persidsko-russkij slovarʹ [Persian–Russian Dictionary][2] (in Russian), 3rd edition, Moscow: Russkij jazyk
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “خوب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
- “خوب”, in Langenscheidt Universal-Wörterbuch Persisch, München: Langenscheidt, 2002, →ISBN
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian خوب (xūb), from Middle Persian 𐭧𐭥𐭡 (xūb). Compare Marathi खूप (khūp).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /xuːb/
- Rhymes: -uːb
Adjective edit
خُوب • (xūb) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling ख़ूब)
Derived terms edit
- خُوبصُورَت (xūbsūrat)