سیمرغ

Persian

Etymology

Akin to Middle Persian 𐭮𐭩𐭭𐭬𐭥𐭫𐭥: synmwlw (sēn-murw).

According to folk etymology a compound of سی (si, “thirty”) and مرغ (morğ, “bird”). See also The Speech of the Birds.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [siː.muɾɣ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [siː.mʊɾɣ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [siː.mʊɾɣ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [siː.mʊɾɣ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [su.muɾɣ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [siː.moɹɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [si.muɾʁ]

Readings
Classical reading?	sīmurğ
Dari reading?	sīmurğ
Iranian reading?	simorğ
Tajik reading?	simurġ

Proper noun

Dari	سیمرغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Симурғ

سیمرغ • (simorğ)

1. (Iranian mythology) simurgh