اَبْر
abr
The English word 'cloud' is translated into Persian as اَبْر (abr). Wiktionary also lists میغ (mēġ) and مُزْنَه (muzna).
Meaning: visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air (noun)
Ways to say it
| Persian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| اَبْر | abr | |
| میغ | mēġ | /ˈmeːɣ/ (Classical Persian) |
| مُزْنَه | muzna | |
| مُزْنِه | mozne |
The term refers to a visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.
Which one should you use?
The word اَبْر is the standard, everyday term for a cloud used in both spoken and written Persian.
How do you pronounce it?
abr
Did you know?
- In Persian poetry, clouds are often personified as 'generous' because they give water to the earth without asking for anything in return.
- The Persian word میغ is a distant linguistic relative of the English word 'mist' through a long chain of phonetic shifts in Indo-European languages.
- In classical Persian literature, a 'cloud of dust' is a common metaphor for the chaos and confusion of a battlefield.
Examples in context
- امروز ابرها در آسمان گریه کردند.Today, the clouds in the sky cried.
- اَبْرها خیلی سفید هستند.abr-ha kheyli sefid hastand.The clouds are very white.
- آن اَبْرِ سیاه باران میآورد.ān abr-e siyāh bārān mi-āvarad.That black cloud brings rain.
Example conversation
Nilufer and Reza are looking at the sky during a walk.
- نیلوفر Niloufarرضا، به آن اَبْرِ زیبا نگاه کن!Reza, be ān abr-e zibā negāh kon!Reza, look at that beautiful cloud!
- رضا Rezaبله نیلوفر، خیلی باشکوه است.Bale Nilufer, kheyli bāshkuk ast.Yes Nilufer, it is very magnificent.
- نیلوفر Niloufarفکر کنم به زودی باران بیاید.Fekr konam be zudi bārān biyāyad.I think it will rain soon.
- رضا Rezaبله، اَبْرها تیره شدهاند.Bale, abr-ha tire shode-and.Yes, the clouds have become dark.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “cloud” translations and entries میغ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries میغ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
