شیردال

Persian

شیردال

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠šēr⁠/, “lion”) +‎ [Term?] (/⁠dāl⁠/, “eagle”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ʃeːɾ.ˈdɑːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃeːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃeːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʃeːɾ.d̪ɑ́ːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʃeːɾ.d̪ɔ́ːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃiːɹ.d̪ɒ́ːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʃeɾ.d̪ɔ́l]

Readings
Classical reading?	šērdāl
Dari reading?	šērdāl
Iranian reading?	širdâl
Tajik reading?	šerdol

Noun

شیردال • (šêrdâl)

1. (Iranian mythology) griffin

Descendants

• → Arabic: شِيرْدَال (šīrdāl)