Save Gender Feminine Usage Persian, Persian Mythology Scripts سیمرغ(Persian) Other Forms FormsSimurgh Meaning & History From the name of a monstrous bird in Persian mythology, derived from Pahlavi sin "eagle" and murgh "bird". In the 11th-century epic the 'Shahnameh', Simorğ was a mighty bird who nursed the infant Zāl (father of Rostam).