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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