اوتیسم
otism
Autism in Persian is اوتیسم (otism).
اوتیسم is the term used to refer to the neurological disorder known as autism.
Meaning: neurological disorder (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
otism
Did you know?
- While اوتیسم is the formal term, families may describe a child's behavior using the word تک‌رو, which literally means 'walking alone'.
- The Persian word اوتیسم is a loanword from French 'autisme' rather than English 'autism'.
- While many medical terms in Persian have roots in Arabic, اوتیسم follows the modern trend of adopting Western scientific terminology directly via French.
Examples in context
- تام در طیف اوتیسم هست.Tom is on the autism spectrum.This sentence is useful for describing someone being on the autism spectrum using اوتیسم.Tatoeba #12799231 by manelie, translation #9810908 by Hybrid
- پسر من اوتیسم دارد.My son has autism.
- متاسفم اما نمی‌دانم "اتیسم" چیست.I'm sorry, but I don't know what "autism" is.
- اوتیسم یک اختلال عصبی است.otism yek ekhtelāl-e asabi ast.Autism is a neurological disorder.
- او با اوتیسم مبارزه می‌کند.u bā otism mobāreze mikonad.She struggles with autism.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a medical article.
- نیلوفر Niloufarاین مقاله درباره اوتیسم است.In maghale darbare-ye autism ast.This article is about autism.
- امیر Amirخیلی جالب به نظر می‌رسد.Kheyli jaleb be nazar miresad.It looks very interesting.
- نیلوفر Niloufarآیا شما چیزی درباره آن می‌دانید؟Aya shoma chizi darbare-ye an midanid?Do you know anything about it?
- امیر Amirنه، اما دوست دارم بخوانم.Na, ama doust daram bekhanam.No, but I would like to read it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries اوتیسم, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
