هیولا
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic هَيُولَى (hayūlā), from Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē). "Primitive formless base of matter" > "monster, bizarre and supernatural creature".
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ha.juː.ˈlɑː]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæ.juː.lɒ́ː]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hä.ju.lɔ́]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hayūlā |
| Dari reading? | hayūlā |
| Iranian reading? | hayulâ |
| Tajik reading? | hayulo |
Noun[edit]
هیولا • (hayulâ)
- monster
- هیولای غولپیکر ― hayulâ-ye ğul-peykar ― gigantic monster
- (original sense, alchemy, Greek philosophy) prima materia
Further reading[edit]
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “هیولا”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim