literal in Persian
تحتاللفظی taht-ol-lafzi
/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹəl/
literal in Persian: تحتاللفظی (taht-ol-lafzi). In English, literal means exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
Persian words for literal
- exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation
- تحتاللفظی taht-ol-lafzi
English meaning of literal
- adjective Exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
- adjective Actual, real, physical.
- adjective That which generally assumes that the plainest reading of a given text is correct but which allows for metaphor where context indicates it.
- adjective Following the historical-grammatical method of biblical interpretation.
literal in a sentence
- The literal translation of Spanish irse al otro barrio is "to go to the other neighbourhood" but it means "to die".
- A literal reading of the law would prohibit it, but that is clearly not the intent.
- Telemarketers are the literal worst.
Synonyms of literal
- verbatim
- word-for-word
- typo
- literal constant
literal in other languages
Questions about literal in Persian
- What is the meaning of literal in Persian?
- Literal in Persian is تحتاللفظی (taht-ol-lafzi).
- معنی literal چیست؟
- Literal: تحتاللفظی (taht-ol-lafzi).
- What does literal mean in English?
- Literal means exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation; according to the letter; not figurative or metaphorical; following the letter or exact words; not taking liberties; etymonic rather than idiomatic.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: literal (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.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Mélange a trois-literal.wav.
Cite this page: “literal meaning in Persian.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/persian/literal. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
