simurgh

English

Sassanid silver plate of a simurgh (Sēnmurw), 7th or 8th century CE

Alternative forms

• Simorg, Simorgh
• Simurg
• Senmurv, Senmurw (Middle Persian)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian سیمرغ (simorğ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌsɪˈməɹɡ/

Proper noun

simurgh

1. (Iranian mythology) A gigantic winged benevolent creature.

Translations

a mythological bird

• Hindi: सीमुर्ग (hi) m (sīmurg)
• Kazakh: Самұрық (Samūryq)
• Middle Persian: synmwlw (sēn-murw)
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• Persian: سیمرغ (fa) (simorğ)
• Russian: Симу́рг m (Simúrg)
• Uyghur: سۇمۇرغ (sumurgh)