Persian edit

Etymology edit

نیم (nim, half) +‎ کره (kore, sphere). Compare Arabic نِصْف كُرَة (niṣf kura, literally half sphere), Turkish yarımküre (literally half sphere).

Pronunciation edit

Readings
Iranian reading? nimkore

Noun edit

نیمکره (nimkore)

  1. hemisphere
    نیمکره غربیnimkore-ye ğarbiWestern Hemisphere
    نیمکره شمالی آسمانnimkore-ye šomâli-ye âsmânnorthern celestial hemisphere
    نیم‌کره مغزnimkore-ye mağzbrain hemisphere