What it means
مرغداری (morgh-dâri) is a poultry farm, specifically a facility for raising مرغ (morgh), which in modern everyday Persian means chicken. The second element, داری, comes from داشتن (dâshtan), meaning to have or to keep, so مرغداری literally means chicken-keeping. Both roots are native Persian with Old Iranian origins. The person who runs such a farm is a مرغدار (morgh-dâr). In wider use, the word can refer to any bird-rearing operation, including turkey and duck farms, though chicken is by far the most common.
How to use it
- برادرم یه مرغداری بزرگ داره. (Barâdaram ye morgh-dâri bozorg dâre.) “My brother has a large poultry farm.”
- تخممرغهای این مرغداری خیلی تازهست. (Tokhm-morgh-hâ-ye in morgh-dâri kheyli tâzast.) “The eggs from this poultry farm are very fresh.”
- مرغداری تو گرمای تابستون سخته. (Morgh-dâri tu garmâ-ye tâbestun sakhte.) “Running a poultry farm in summer heat is hard.”
- میخوان یه مرغداری صنعتی بزنن. (Mikhân ye morgh-dâri san’ati bezanan.) “They want to set up an industrial poultry farm.”
Cultural note
Chicken and eggs are among the most consumed animal products in Iran, and the مرغداری industry grew rapidly in the second half of the twentieth century as demand shifted from traditional bazaar butchers to large-scale farms. Seasonal price spikes in مرغ (chicken) and تخممرغ (eggs) are a common topic in Iranian news and daily conversation, making مرغداری a word with real economic weight in modern Persian. Backyard مرغداری is also common in rural areas, where families keep a small flock for household use.