گرز
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian wlz (warz, “mace”), from earlier wzl (wazr), from Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬰𐬭𐬀 (vazra-, “mace; main weapon of Mithra”), from Proto-Iranian *wadzra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wajra-. Cognate with Sanskrit वज्र (vájra) and akin to Old Armenian վարզ (varz, “mace”).
Noun
| Dari Persian | گرز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | گرز |
| Tajiki Persian | гурз (gurz) |
گرز • (gorz) (plural گرزها (gorz-hâ))
Descendants
- Armenian: գուրզ (gurz)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “warz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “گرز+gurz”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
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