گرس

Persian

Alternative forms
  • گروس‎ (gorus)

Etymology

From Middle Persian wls (wars, “hair”), from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Sanskrit वल्श (válśa, “twig, sprout”) and Proto-Slavic *volsъ (“hair”). Akin to Old Armenian վարս (vars) and վարշամակ (varšamak), Iranian borrowings.

Noun

گرس • (gors)

  1. curl, ringlet
  2. braid

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “wars”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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