Name Simurg
Gender Feminine
Usage Iranian, Persian Mythology
Scripts سیمرغ (Persian)
Other Forms FormsSimurgh
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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).