simurgh

English

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

Alternative forms

• seemurgh, simorg, simorgh, simurg
• Senmurv, Senmurw (Middle Persian)

Etymology

From Classical Persian سیمرغ (sīmurğ).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɪˈmʊəɡ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /siˈmʊ(ə)ɹɡ/, /ˈsimʊ(ə)ɹɡ/
• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)ɡ

Noun

simurgh (plural simurghs)

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

Translations

a mythological bird

• Bengali: সিমোরগ (śimōrog)
• Hindi: सीमुर्ग (hi) m (sīmurg)
• Kazakh: Самұрық (Samūryq)
• Korean: 시무르그 (simureugeu)
• Middle Persian: synmwlw (sēn-murw)
• Persian: سیمرغ (fa) (simorğ)
• Russian: Симу́рг m (Simúrg)
• Tajik: Симурғ (tg) (Simurġ)
• Uyghur: سۇمۇرغ (sumurgh)