"حیوان" meaning in Persian

See حیوان in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [haj.ˈwɑːn] [Classical-Persian], [häj.wɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [häj.wɑ́ːn] [Dari, formal], [ʔäj.wɑ́ːn] [Kabuli], [ʔäj.wɔ́ːn] (note: Hazaragi), [hej.vɒ́ːn] [Iran, formal], [häj.vɔ́n] [Tajik, formal] Forms: حِیْوان [canonical], heyvân [romanization], حیوانات [plural], حیوانان [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːn Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fa|ar|حَيَوَان}} Borrowed from Arabic حَيَوَان (ḥayawān), {{root|fa|ar|ح ي و}} Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|حیوانات|or|حیوانان|||f1tr=heyvânât|f2tr=heyvânân|f3tr=|head=حِیْوان|head2=|head3=|tr=heyvân|tr2=|tr3=}} حِیْوان • (heyvân) (plural حیوانات (heyvânât) or حیوانان (heyvânân)), {{fa-noun|head=حِیْوان|pl=حیوانات|pl2=حیوانان|tr=heyvân}} حِیْوان • (heyvân) (plural حیوانات (heyvânât) or حیوانان (heyvânân))
  1. animal Synonyms: جانْوَر
    Sense id: en-حیوان-fa-noun-q5GoLRTP Categories (other): Persian terms with collocations, Animals Disambiguation of Animals: 45 19 36
  2. (offensive) beast, brute; person who behaves wildly Tags: offensive
    Sense id: en-حیوان-fa-noun-pCMkj5tb Categories (other): Animals Disambiguation of Animals: 45 19 36
  3. (literary) life, vital force; (in particular) eternal life Tags: literary Synonyms: حیات
    Sense id: en-حیوان-fa-noun-OdQSBZEk Categories (other): Persian terms with collocations, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header, Animals Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 14 9 36 1 9 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 35 1 9 38 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 2 32 66 Disambiguation of Animals: 45 19 36

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume I, verse 2596:",
          "roman": "âb-i-haywân xwân maxwân en râ suxan / rûh-i-naw ben dar tan-i-harf-i-kuhan",
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    {
      "ipa": "[häj.wɑ́ːn]",
      "tags": [
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        "formal"
      ]
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    "Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ح ي و",
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}

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