"بی‌سواد" meaning in Persian

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Adjective

IPA: /beː.sa.ˈwaːd/ [Classical-Persian], [beː.sä.wɑːd̪] [Dari, formal], [beː.sä.wɑːd̪] [Dari, formal], [beː.sä.wɑːd̪] [Kabuli], [beː.sä.wɔːd̪̥] (note: Hazaragi), [biː.sæ.vɒːd̪̥] [Iran, formal], [be.sä.vɔd̪] [Tajik, formal] Forms: بیسواد [canonical], bi-savâd [romanization]
Etymology: From بیـ (bi-) + سواد (savâd). Etymology templates: {{af|fa|بیـ|سواد|tr1=bi-|tr2=savâd}} بیـ (bi-) + سواد (savâd) Head templates: {{fa-adj|tr=bi-savâd}} بیسواد • (bi-savâd)
  1. illiterate
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        "1": "fa",
        "2": "بیـ",
        "3": "سواد",
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        "tr2": "savâd"
      },
      "expansion": "بیـ (bi-) + سواد (savâd)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From بیـ (bi-) + سواد (savâd).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بیسواد",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bi-savâd",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "tr": "bi-savâd"
      },
      "expansion": "بیسواد • (bi-savâd)",
      "name": "fa-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian terms prefixed with بیـ",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illiterate"
      ],
      "id": "en-بی‌سواد-fa-adj-e0eBr67u",
      "links": [
        [
          "illiterate",
          "illiterate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beː.sa.ˈwaːd/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.sä.wɑːd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.sä.wɑːd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.sä.wɑːd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.sä.wɔːd̪̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[biː.sæ.vɒːd̪̥]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[be.sä.vɔd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "بی‌سواد"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "بیـ",
        "3": "سواد",
        "tr1": "bi-",
        "tr2": "savâd"
      },
      "expansion": "بیـ (bi-) + سواد (savâd)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From بیـ (bi-) + سواد (savâd).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "بیسواد",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bi-savâd",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "bi-savâd"
      },
      "expansion": "بیسواد • (bi-savâd)",
      "name": "fa-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Persian adjectives",
        "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Persian lemmas",
        "Persian terms prefixed with بیـ",
        "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Persian terms with redundant head parameter"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "illiterate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "illiterate",
          "illiterate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/beː.sa.ˈwaːd/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.sä.wɑːd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.sä.wɑːd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.sä.wɑːd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[beː.sä.wɔːd̪̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[biː.sæ.vɒːd̪̥]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[be.sä.vɔd̪]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "بی‌سواد"
}

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