simurgh

English

Alternative forms

seemurgh, simorg, simorgh, simurg
Senmurv, Senmurw (Middle Persian)

Etymology

From Classical Persian (sīmurğ).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɪˈmʊəɡ/
(General American) IPA^(key): /siˈmʊ(ə)ɹɡ/, /ˈsimʊ(ə)ɹɡ/
Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)ɡ

Noun

simurgh (plural simurghs)

(Iranian mythology) A gigantic winged benevolent creature.

Translations

a mythological bird

Bengali: সিমোরগ (śimōrog)
Hindi: सीमुर्ग (hi) m (sīmurg)
Kazakh: Самұрық (Samūryq)
Korean: 시무르그 (simureugeu)
Middle Persian: synmwlw (sēn-murw)
Persian: سیمرغ (fa) (simorğ)
Russian: Симу́рг m (Simúrg)
Tajik: Симурғ (tg) (Simurġ)
Uyghur: سۇمۇرغ (sumurgh)

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