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Meaning of سواد | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
sa.ˈwaːd

Definitions

  1. blackness (of hair, eyes, ink, etc.)
    archaic
  2. an animal disease
  3. darkness (of night, etc.)
    archaic
  4. innermost part (of heart)
    archaic
  5. draft, an early version of a written document
    archaic
  6. manuscript (hand-written document)
    archaic
  7. copy (the result of copying)
    archaic
  8. Sawad, the fertile territory in southern Mesopotamia
    archaic, historical
  9. countryside (rural area) (used both in singular and plural forms)
    archaic
  10. decorative facade in Sasanian architecture, such as that of Arch of Ctesiphon
    archaic
  11. literacy
  12. being knowledgeable and competent

Examples

“Saadi Shirazi لبان لعل چون خون کبوتر -- سواد زلف چون پر پرستو”

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“Tarikh-i Bayhaqi استادم گفته سوادی کرده ام امروز بیاض کنند... گفت [ امیر ] نیک آمد.”

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“Khaqani منم که گاه کتابت سواد شعر مرا فلک سزد که شود دفتر و ملک ورّاق .”

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“Hudud al-'Alam و اندر وی [ اندر خوزستان ] رودهای عظیم و آبهای روان است و سوادهای خرم”

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“مرآت البلدان ناصری بالای این درگاه چهار طبقه پنجره است که از برای زینت جلو عمارت بنا شده و به اصطلاح بناهای این عصر آنها را سواد می نامند”

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“در تعریف سنتی سواد، توانایی خواندن و نوشتن است و یا توانایی بهکاربردن زبان برای خواندن”

In the traditional sense, literacy is either the ability to read and write or one's own ability to read

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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