جالب

What it means

جالب (jâleb) means “interesting.” Arabic-origin loanword, used universally in Persian to express that something draws attention or holds appeal.

How to use it

• این کتاب جالب است (in ketâb jâleb ast) “This book is interesting”
• چه جالب! (che jâleb!) “How interesting!”
• موضوع جالبی است (mowzu’-e jâleb-i ast) “It is an interesting topic”

Comparative and superlative

• جالب (jâleb) “interesting”
• جالب‌تر (jâleb-tar) “more interesting”
• جالب‌ترین (jâleb-tarin) “most interesting”

Common pairings

• جالب توجه (jâleb-e tavajjoh) “noteworthy, worthy of attention”
• جالب بودن (jâleb budan) “to be interesting”
• چه جالب (che jâleb) “how interesting” (everyday exclamation)

References

• Dehkhoda
• Vajehyab