How to Say "Animals" in Persian

حیوانات

The English phrase animals is translated into Persian as حیوانات.

What does it mean word for word?

The plural form حیوانات is built from the singular noun حیوان (animal) and the plural suffix ات (-āt).

The singular form of the word is حیوان, and حیوانات is the plural form.

In Persian, the word حیوان is often used as an insult to call someone 'beastly' or 'uncivilized'. In this context, it describes a person's behavior rather than their species.
While حیوانات is the standard plural, Persian also uses the word جانوران for 'animals'. The latter specifically emphasizes the 'soul' or 'life-force' through its root جان, meaning 'soul'.
Because حیوانات is borrowed from Arabic, it follows an Arabic broken plural pattern that differs from the standard Persian method of adding a suffix to the end of a word.

خرسها حیوانات منزوی هستند.
Bears are solitary animals.
This sentence is useful for describing the nature of bears using حیوانات.
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مهربان باش با حیوانات کوچک.
Be kind to little animals.
This sentence is useful for giving advice about treating small حیوانات with kindness.
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روباهها حیوانات وحشی و هوشیاری هستند.
Foxes are wild and wary animals.
This sentence is useful for describing the characteristics of foxes using حیوانات.
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Maryam and Reza are looking at a book about nature.

مریم Maryam

این کتاب درباره حیوانات است، رضا.
in ketāb darbāre-ye heyvānāt ast, Rezā.
This book is about animals, Reza.
رضا Reza

بله، خیلی جالب است.
bale, kheyli jāleb ast.
Yes, it is very interesting.
مریم Maryam

تو هم حیوانات را دوست داری؟
to ham heyvānāt rā dūst dārī?
Do you love animals too?
رضا Reza

بله، من عاشق حیوانات هستم.
bale, man āshegh-e heyvānāt hastam.
Yes, I love animals.

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