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”.
| Persian | Pronunciation | English |
|---|
| گربه | gorbe | cat |
| سگ | sag | dog |
| اسب | asb | horse |
| گاو | gâv | cow |
| گوسفند | gusfand | sheep |
| بز | boz | goat |
| خر / الاغ | khar / olâgh | donkey |
| مرغ | morgh | hen |
| ماهی | mâhi | fish |
| پرنده | parande | bird |
| شیر | shir | lion |
| ببر | babr | tiger |
| فیل | fil | elephant |
| خرس | khers | bear |
| گرگ | gorg | wolf |
| روباه | rubâh | fox |
Animals ⇒ حیوانات /heyvânât/
English
|
|
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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