Category: LiteraturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ادبیات

/adabiyyaat/Roman

English meaning: Literature

Persian Definition

(فارسی)

ادبیات مجموع آثار نوشتاری ادبی یک زبان یا ملت است. ادبیات فارسی با بیش از هزار سال سنت مکتوب، از زمره پربارترین ادبیات‌های جهان است.

English Definition

The body of written works of a language or people, encompassing poetry, prose, and drama; Persian literature is one of the world's oldest and richest.

Example

ادبیات فارسی با شاعرانی چون فردوسی و حافظ جهانی شد.

In English: Persian literature became world-renowned through poets like Ferdowsi and Hafez.

Synonyms

  • سخن
  • نوشته

Literary Heritage

شعر حافظ همه بیت الغزل معرفت است / آفرین بر نفس دلسوز و لطف سخنش

/Sheʿr-e Ḥāfeẓ hame bayt al-ghazal-e maʿrefat ast / Āfarīn bar nafas-e delsuz o loṭf-e sokhanash/

All of Hafez's poetry is the finest verse of gnosis; blessed is his compassionate breath and the grace of his words.

Hafez Shirazi · Lyric Poet · 14th century CE

Divan-e-Hafez

Divan-e-Hafez, closing ghazal, 14th century CE

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Language
فارسی
Persian
Script
Perso-Arabic
Family
Indo-European
Speakers
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