نیمکره

Persian

Etymology

نیم (nim, “half”) +‎ کره (kore, “sphere”). Compare Arabic نِصْف كُرَة (niṣf kura, literally “half sphere”), Turkish yarımküre (literally “half sphere”).

Pronunciation

Readings
Iranian reading? nimkore

Noun

نیمکره • (nimkore)

  1. hemisphere
    نیمکره غربی ― nimkore-ye ğarbi ― Western Hemisphere
    نیمکره شمالی آسمان ― nimkore-ye šomâli-ye âsmân ― northern celestial hemisphere
    نیم‌کره مغز ― nimkore-ye mağz ― brain hemisphere
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