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Learn Persian Vocabulary: Animals حیوانات

Quick answer: “animal” in Persian is حیوان (heyvân), plural حیوانات (heyvânât). The animal names learners need first are below; the full A to Z list follows. Note that شیر (shir) means both “lion” and “milk”, and the word order in Persian puts the adjective after the noun: خرس قطبی (kherse ghotbi), “polar bear”, is literally “bear polar”.

PersianPronunciationEnglish
گربهgorbecat
سگsagdog
اسبasbhorse
گاوgâvcow
گوسفندgusfandsheep
بزbozgoat
خر / الاغkhar / olâghdonkey
مرغmorghhen
ماهیmâhifish
پرندهparandebird
شیرshirlion
ببرbabrtiger
فیلfilelephant
خرسkhersbear
گرگgorgwolf
روباهrubâhfox

Animals         ⇒          حیوانات     /heyvânât/


English

Pronunciation

Persian

Alligator temsâh
تمساح
Anteater murchekhâr
مورچه خوار
Wild goat (ibex) boze kuhi
بز کوهی
Armadillo ârmâdilo
آرمادیلو
Bat khofâsh
خفاش
Bear khers
خرس
Beaver sage âbi
سگ آبی
Buffalo gâvmish
گاومیش
Buffalo buffalo
بوفالو
Bull gave nar
گاو نر
Calf gusâle
گوساله
Camel shotor
شتر
Cat gorbe
گربه
Cow gâve made
گاو ماده
Crocodile temsâh
تمساح
Dog sag
سگ
Donkey olâgh
الاغ
Donkey khar
خر
Elephant fil
فیل
Fox rubâh
روباه
Giraffe zarâfe
زرافه
Goat boz
بز
Gorilla guril
گوریل
Hippo asbe âbi
اسب آبی
Horse asb
اسب
Hyena kaftâr
کفتار
Kangaroo kângoro
کانگورو
Kid bozghâle
بزغاله
Koala bear kulâ
کوالا
Lamb bare
بره
Leopard palang
پلنگ
Lion shir
شیر
Mole mushe kur
موش کور
Monkey meymun
میمون
Mouse mush
موش
Mule ghâter
قاطر
Panda kherse panda
خرس پاندا
Pig khuk
خوک
Piglet bache khuk
بچه خوک
Polar bear kherse ghotbi
خرس قطبی
Hedgehog juje tighi
جوجه تیغی
Puppy tule sag
توله سگ
Rabbit khargush
خرگوش
Raccoon râkon
راکون
Ram ghuch
قوچ
Rat/ vole mushe sahrâyi
موش صحرایی
Sheep gusfand
گوسفند
Weasel râsu
راسو
Snake mâr
مار
Squirrel sanjâb
سنجاب
Tiger babr
ببر
Tortoise lâkposht
لاك‌ پشت‌
Wolf gorg
گرگ
Zebra gurekhar
گورخر

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