میمون
meymun
The Persian word for "monkey" is میمون (meymun).
میمون is used to refer to a primate. If you are referring to specific types of primates, you can use more specialized terms: میمون عنکبوتی for a spider monkey, شامپانزه for a chimpanzee and گوریل for a gorilla.
Meaning: primate (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
meymun
Did you know?
- The word میمون was originally an Arabic adjective meaning 'blessed' or 'auspicious' before it became the standard word for the animal in Persian.
- Persian folklore often features the میمون as a clever trickster character, similar to the role of the fox in European fables.
- In Persian poetry, the میمون is sometimes used as a symbol of the earthly desires and the ego that one must overcome.
Examples in context
- آن بچه به میمون موز می داد.The child was feeding the monkey with the banana.This sentence shows how to use میمون when describing an action involving an animal.Tatoeba #839878 by mahdiye, translation #245658 by shekitten
- در زمان های بسیار دور در هندوستان، یک میمون، یک روباه و یک خرگوش با خوشی کنار هم زندگی می کردند.Long long ago in India, a monkey, a fox, and a rabbit lived happily together.This sentence uses میمون within a storytelling context.Tatoeba #916335 by mahdiye, translation #426955 by Pun_intended
- آن میمون را در آن باغ‌وحش دیدیم.We saw the monkey at the zoo.This sentence uses میمون to describe seeing an animal at a specific location.Tatoeba #788926 by EsperantoFarsi_Robot, translation #249113 by CK
- در باغ وحش، یک میمون زیبا را مشاهده کردم.I saw a beautiful monkey in the zoo.
Example conversation
Amir and Maryam are looking at animals in a zoo.
- امیر Amirآن میمون چقدر بامزه است!An meymun cheghadr bamaze ast!That monkey is so cute!
- مریم Maryamبله، دارد با موز بازی می‌کند.Bale, darad ba moz bazi mikonad.Yes, it is playing with a banana.
- امیر Amirآیا میمون‌ها هوشمند هستند؟Aya meymun-ha hushmand hastand?Are monkeys intelligent?
- مریم Maryamبله، آن‌ها خیلی باهوش‌اند.Bale, anha kheyli bahushanand.Yes, they are very smart.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries میمون, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
