بلند
بلند (boland) means tall, high, or loud in Persian. A native word descended from Middle Persian, it covers physical height, elevation, and volume in speech, making it one of the most versatile basic adjectives.
Glossary
لاکپشت آبی
لاکپشت آبی (lâkposht-e âbi) means “aquatic turtle” or “water turtle” in Persian. A compound of لاکپشت (turtle, literally “trough-back”) and آبی (aquatic), both from native Persian roots, covering freshwater and sea-dwelling turtles alike.
بره
بره (barre) means lamb, a young sheep. The word is pure Persian, tracing back to Middle Persian. It is one of the most basic pastoral vocabulary items in the language.
میمون
میمون (meymun) means monkey or ape. The word is borrowed from Arabic maymun, originally meaning auspicious or blessed, from the root y-m-n. The older native Persian word is بوزینه (buzine).
گربه وحشی
گربه وحشی (gorbe-ye vahshi) means wildcat or feral cat. It is a mixed-origin compound: gorbe is pure Persian while vahshi comes from Arabic wahsh, meaning wild beast.
قوچ
قوچ (ghuch) means ram, an uncastrated male sheep. The word comes from Turkic, where Proto-Turkic *koç carried the same meaning. Dehkhoda labels it a Turkish borrowing.
سنجاب
سنجاب (sanjâb) means squirrel in Persian. The word traces back to Middle Persian and was later adopted into Arabic and Turkish, languages whose speakers encountered squirrels mainly through contact with Persian-speaking regions.
خرگوش
خرگوش (khargush) means rabbit or hare in Persian. The word is pure Persian, a compound of khar (large or donkey) and gush (ear), literally the big-eared one.
درنا
درنا (dornâ) is the Persian word for crane, borrowed from Turkic languages such as Azerbaijani durna and Ottoman Turkish turna, naming the tall migratory bird that is a common sight in northern Iran and a symbol of longing in folk poetry.
کرکس
کرکس (kargas) is the Persian word for vulture, a native Persian term inherited from Middle Persian kargās and cognate with Avestan karkāsa, naming the large carrion-feeding bird associated with death and desolation in poetry.