Etymology and linguistic definitions

Sabzi is a Persian (the language which is spoken with slight variations and dialects among all middle eastern Aryan sub branch tribes) word derived from the root word "sabz", pronunced (Sab'Z), which means green. The "i" added to Persian color names will imply a lot of something which has that specific color. The word "sabzi" just like many Persain words has different meanings in different contexts.

Cuisine

In the Iranian vast culinary culture generally when spoken of "sabzi", it is referred to a few specific types of hand grown vegetables which are consumed mainly in washed, fresh and cut form or in cooked, broiled or fried etc. form with/in each special dish or meal.

Names

(simplified Iranian surname For Sabzipoor; traditional Persian Bakhtiari Surename:(Sab'Zee) Written as Sabzi) is one of the most common Persian

Persian language

Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

 family name

Family name

A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...

s. It ranks at the third most popular surname in South Iran

Iran

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 and the most popular surname in Charlang land and Belewasi. Sabzi is also one of the most common family names in Kurdistan, Iraq

Iraq

Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....

 and Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

 (spelt Sabzi, Sabzie or Sabziipoor in Iraq and Turkey). It is usually romanised as Sabzi in Persian

Persian language

Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

, and sometimes as Sabzie. In Iran (including dialects of Bandari (around Abdan in the south of Iran), Shushtari (south of Iran), Tehran

Tehran

Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

 (the capital city of Iran), and Bakhtiari

Bakhtiari dialect

Bakhtiari dialect is a southwestern Iranian dialect, spoken by Bakhtiari people in Chaharmahal-o-Bakhtiari, western Khuzestan and parts of Isfahan and Lorestan provinces. It is closely related to the Boir-Aḥmadī, Kohgīlūya, and Mamasanī dialects in northwestern Fars. These dialects, together with...

(which is one of the most historical Persian dialects), the surname is pronounced Sab'Zee. In Iran and other middle eastern countries, the name is spelled and pronounced as Sabzi.

According to an unofficial count undertaken by the American company infoUSA, "Sabzi" is the 26th most common surname (and the third most common Persian surname) found in Canadian telephone directories.