خرس

See also: جرس and حرس

Persian

Dari Persian خرس
Iranian Persian خرس
Tajiki Persian хирс (xirs)
خرس سیاه آمریکایی

An American Black Bear

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *Hŕ̥šah (compare Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬴𐬀 (arṣ̌a), Ossetian арс (ars)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas (compare Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣá)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. Compare Armenian արջ (arǰ), Greek άρκτος (árktos), αρκούδα (arkoúda), Latin ursus, French ours, Welsh arth.

Pronunciation

Noun

خرس (xers) (plural خرس‌ها (xers-hâ))

  1. bear
Inflection
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