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life in Persian

زِنْدَگِی zindagī

/ˈlaɪ̯f/

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life in Persian: زِنْدَگِی (zindagī), زِنْدَه (zinda), حَیَات (hayāt), زِیسْت (zīst). In English, life means the state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

Persian words for life

the state of being alive
زِنْدَگِی zindagī, زِنْدَه zinda, حَیَات hayāt, زِیسْت zīst, زِنْدَگَانِی zindagānī, زِنْدِگی zendegi
the world in general, existence
زیسْت zist, هَسْتی hasti
duration
دُوْرِه dowre
a worthwhile existence
زِنْدِگی zendegi
something inherently part of a person's existence
زِنْدِگی zendegi
life sentence
دُوْرِه dowre
the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being
زِنْدِگی zendegi, مانْدِگاری mândegâri

English meaning of life

  1. noun The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
  2. noun The status possessed by any of a number of entities, including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and sometimes viruses, which have the properties of replication and metabolism.
  3. noun The animating principle or force that keeps an inorganic thing or concept metaphorically alive (dynamic, relevant, etc) and makes it a “living document”, “living constitution”, etc.
  4. noun Lifeforms, generally or collectively.

Full definition of life

life in a sentence

  • I want my kids to live a good life. He gave up on life.
  • It's life, but not as we know it. She discovered plant life on the planet. The rover discovered signs of life on the alien world.
  • Many lives were lost during the war. Her quick thinking saved many dogs' lives.

Synonyms of life

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life in other languages

Questions about life in Persian

What is the meaning of life in Persian?
Life in Persian is زِنْدَگِی (zindagī), زِنْدَه (zinda), حَیَات (hayāt), زِیسْت (zīst).
معنی life چیست؟
Life: زِنْدَگِی (zindagī), زِنْدَه (zinda), حَیَات (hayāt), زِیسْت (zīst).
What does life mean in English?
Life means the state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: life (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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