حیوان

See also: حيوان

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

Noun

حیوان • (hayvân)

1. animal
2. a person who behaves wildly

Derived terms

• حیوانجه (hayvanca, “brutal, wild”)

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Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hejˈvɒːn/
• Rhymes: -ân

Noun

Dari	حیوان
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳайвон

حیوان • (heyvân) (plural حیوانات (heyvânât) or حیوانان (heyvânân))

1. animal
2. (offensive) a person who behaves wildly

Synonyms

• (animal): جانور (jânvar)

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Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian حیوان (heyvân), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

Noun

1. animal
2. beast

Synonyms

• جانور (jānvar)

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian حیوان (heyvân), from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān).

Noun

حیوان • (haivān) m (Hindi spelling हैवान)

1. animal
2. beast

Synonyms

• جانور (jānvar)