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