گر

See also: کژ‎, کر‎, گز‎, and کز‎

Persian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn”).

Noun

گر • (gor)

  1. flame; blaze
  2. burn (sensation)

Derived terms
  • گر کشیدن‎ (gor kešidan)
  • گر گرفتن‎ (gor gereftan)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian.

Conjunction

گر • (gar)

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of اگر‎
    • Rumi, Divan-e Shams,
      گر جان عاشق دم زند، آتش در این عالم زند
      gar jân-e 'âšeq dam zanad, âtaš dar in 'âlam zanad
      If the soul of the lover remains silent, fire will consume this world (literally: strike this world).

Derived terms

Suffix

ـگر • (-gar)

  1. -er

Derived terms
  • آبادگر‎ (âbâdgar)
  • آهنگر‎ (âhangar)
  • پولادگر‎ (pulâdgar)
  • بنیادگر‎ (bonyâdgar)
  • رامشگر‎ (râmešgar)
  • چلنگر‎ (čelengar)
  • نواگر‎ (navâgar)
  • افسونگر‎ (afsungar)
  • سکالشگر‎ (sekâlešgar)

See also
  • Category:Persian words suffixed with ـگر
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