هیولا

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَيُولَى (hayūlā), from Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē). "Primitive formless base of matter" > "monster, bizarre and supernatural creature".

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hä.juː.lɑ́ː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.juː.lɑ́ː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.ju.lɔ́ː]

Readings
Classical reading? hayūlā
Dari reading? hayūlā
Iranian reading? hayulâ
Tajik reading? hayulo

Noun

هیولا • (hayulâ)

  1. monster
    هیولای غول‌پیکرhayulâ-ye ğul-peykargigantic monster
  2. (original sense, alchemy, Greek philosophy) prima materia

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