Wherever we go, animals are part of our everyday lives so if you’re learning Farsi then it’s a great idea to learn the animals in Farsi.
In this post, we will cover the names of the animals in Farsi including farm animals, zoo animals, sea creatures and insects too.
Check out our complete list of 147 animals in Farsi below.
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Animals in Farsi
First things first, the word for ‘animals’ in Farsi is حیوانات which is pronounced as ‘heyvanat’.
I’ve divided the animals up into smaller sections to make things easier. Take a look…
Farm Animals in Farsi
Let’s start off with farm animals in Farsi. These types of animals tend to provide food and often help produce something of use to us humans.
- Buffalo – گاومیش (gohvmish)
- Bull – گاو نر (gohve nar)
- Calf – گوساله (gusale)
- Chick – جوجه (juje)
- Chicken – مرغ (morq)
- Cow – گاو (gohv)
- Donkey – الاغ (olagh)
- Duck – اردک (ordak)
- Duckling – جوجه‌اردک (juje ordak)
- Foal – کره اسب (kore asb)
- Goat – بز (boz)
- Goose – غاز (gohz)
- Horse – اسب (asb)
- Lamb – بره (bare)
- Mule – قاطر (ghater)
- Pig – خوک (khook)
- Piglet – بچه خوک (bache khuk)
- Ram – قوچ (ghuch)
- Rooster – خروس (khorus)
- Sheep – گوسفند (gusfand)
- Turkey – بوقلمون (booqalamoon)
Names of Pets in Farsi
If you have any pets in your house then knowing the names of pets in Farsi will be super useful to help talk about your furry friends.
- Canary – قناری (ganari)
- Cat – گربه (gorbe)
- Dog – سگ (sag)
- Gecko – گِکو (geko)
- Goldfish – ماهی قرمز (mohee-eh termez)
- Guinea pig – خوکچه هندی (khook chehengi)
- Hamster – همستر (hamister)
- Kitten – بچه‌گربه (bache gorbe)
- Parrot – طوطی (tooti)
- Pet – حیوان خانگی (heyvane khanegi)
- Puppy – توله سگ (tule sag)
- Rabbit – خرگوش (khargoosh)
Zoo Animals in Farsi
Everybody loves to visit the zoo so knowing the names of zoo animals in Farsi is also super useful.
- Anteater – مورچه خوار (murchekhar)
- Bat – خفاش (khofash)
- Bear – خرس (khers)
- Cheetah – یوزپلنگ (yooz palang)
- Elephant – فیل (fil)
- Flamingo – فلامینگو (felamingo)
- Giraffe – زرافه (zarafe)
- Gorilla – گوریل (guril)
- Hippo – اسب آبی (asbe ahbi)
- Jaguar – جگوار (jagwa)
- Leopard – پلنگ (palang)
- Lion – شیر (shir)
- Panda – خرس پاندا (kherse panda)
- Polar bear – خرس قطبی (kherse ghotbi)
- Rhino – کرگدن (chargedan)
- Tiger – ببر (babr)
- Wolf – گرگ (gorg)
- Zebra – گورخر (khurekhar)
Sea Animals in Farsi
Next up is sea animals in Farsi. These animals all live in the ocean.
- Crab – خرچنگ (kharchang)
- Dolphin – دلفین (dolfin)
- Eel – مارماهی (marmaahi)
- Fish – ماهی (maahi)
- Frog – قورباغه (gurbahge)
- Jellyfish – عروس دریایی (aruse daryayi)
- Lobster – شاه‌میگو (shaah meygoo)
- Octopus – هشت‌پا (hashtpa)
- Otter – سمور (samur)
- Oyster – صدف (sadaf)
- Penguin – پنگوئن (panguan)
- Seahorse – اسب دریایی (asbe daryayi)
- Seal – خوک آبی (khooke abi)
- Sea lion – خوک دریایی (khooke daryayi)
- Shark – کوسه (kooseh)
- Shrimp – میگو (meygu)
- Starfish – ستاره‌ی دریایی (setare-ye daryayi)
- Swordfish – شمشیر ماهی (shamshir maahi)
- Toad – وزغ (pazag)
- Turtle – لاک‌پشت (lakposht)
- Whale – نهنگ (nahang)
Forest Animals in Farsi
This list contains forest animals in Farsi. These animals all tend to live in the woods amongst trees.
- Antelope – بز کوهی (boze kuhi)
- Badger – گورکن (gurkan)
- Beaver – سگ آبی (sage ahbi)
- Deer – گوزن (gavazn)
- Fox – روباه (rubah)
- Gazelle – آهو (ahoo)
- Hedgehog, porcupine – جوجه‌تیغی (jujetighi)
- Koala – کوالا (kula)
- Mole – موش کور (mushe kur)
- Mongoose – خدنگ (khadang)
- Mouse – موش (moosh)
- Racoon – راکون (rakon)
- Rat – موش صحرایی (mushe sahrayi)
- Skunk – اسکانک (askeanke)
- Squirrel – سنجاب (sanjob)
Birds Names in Farsi
Birds are all around us so it’s a great idea to learn common bird names in Farsi too.
- Bird – پرنده (parande)
- Crow – کلاغ (kalog)
- Eagle – عقاب (ogab)
- Hawk, falcon – شاهین (shahin)
- Heron – حواصیل (havasil)
- Ostrich – شترمرغ (shotormorg)
- Owl – جغد (jogd)
- Peacock – طاووس (tavoos)
- Pelican – پلیکان (pelikan)
- Pheasant – قرقاول (gargavol)
- Pigeon – کبوتر (kabutar)
- Seagull – مرغ دریایی (morghe daryayi)
- Sparrow – گنجشک (gonjeshk)
- Stork – لک لک (lak lak)
- Swan – قو (gu)
- Vulture – کرکس (karkas)
Desert Animals in Farsi
This list contains desert animals in Farsi. These animals usually live in the hot, dry desert.
- Armadillo – آرمادیلو (armadalow)
- Camel – شتر (shotor)
- Hyena – کفتار (kaftar)
- Kangaroo – کانگورو (kangoro)
- Tortoise – لاك پشت (lakposht)
Jungle Animals in Farsi
If you’re a fan of the jungle then you might also want to learn the names of the jungle animals in Farsi.
- Alligator – تمساح (temsah)
- Chameleon – آفتاب‌پرست (aftabparast)
- Cobra – کبرا (kobra)
- Crocodile – سوسمار (soosmar)
- Iguana – ایگوانا (igwana)
- Lizard – مارمولک (marmulak)
- Monkey – میمون (meymun)
- Python – پیتون (piton)
- Snake – مار (mar)
- Weasel – راسو (rasu)
Insects in Farsi
This list contains the names of all of the common insects in Farsi. These small creatures are all around us too!
- Ant – مورچه (murche)
- Bee – زنبور عسل (zanbure asal)
- Beetle – سوسک (soosk)
- Butterfly – پروانه (parvone)
- Centipede – هزارپا (hezarpa)
- Cockroach – سوسک (soosk)
- Cricket – جیرجیرک (jirjirak)
- Dragonfly – سنجاقک (sanjagak)
- Firefly – کرم شب تاب (kerme shabtab)
- Flea – کک (kak)
- Fly – مگس (magas)
- Grasshopper – ملخ (malakh)
- Insect – حشره (hashare)
- Ladybird – پینه دوز (pineduz)
- Maggot – کرم حشره (kerme hashare)
- Mosquito – پشه (pashe)
- Scorpion – عقرب (agrab)
- Snail – حلزون (halazoon)
- Spider – عنکبوت (ankaboot)
- Termite – موریانه (mooriyahne)
- Wasp – زنبور (zanbur)
- Worm – کرم (kerm)
Types of Animals Vocabulary
Finally, let’s end this list with some classifications and types of animals to help you describe the animals that you see.
- Amphibian – دوزيست (dozist)
- Mammal – پستاندار (pestandar)
- Marine – دریایی (daryayi)
- Marsupial – کیسه‌دار (kisedar)
- Reptile – خزنده (khazande)
- Rodent – جونده (javande)
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And that’s it!
That’s 147 animal names and animal words in Farsi.
You should now be able to talk about a wide range of animals in Farsi.
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