گور
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian gpl, gwbl (gabr, “hollow, cavity, womb”). Akin to Manichaean Middle Persian gbr (gabr). Compare also Arabic قَبْر (qabr, “grave”), قور (“to hollow out”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA(key): /ɡoːɾ/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɡuːɾ/
Descendants
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gabr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian gwl (gōr, “onager, wild ass”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA(key): /ɡoːɾ/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɡuːɾ/
Noun
Dari Persian | گور |
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Iranian Persian | گور |
Tajiki Persian | гӯр (gür) |
گور • (gur)
- (archaic) zebra
- Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat
- بهرام که گور میگرفتی همه عمر
دیدی که چگونه گور بهرام گرفت؟- Bahrām ke gōr mē-giriftē hama umr
dīdī ke čegōna gōr Bahrām girift? - (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Bahrām ke gōr mē-giriftē hama umr
- Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat
Synonyms
- گورخر (gur-xar)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gōr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA(key): /ɡæwɾ/, [ɡʲæwɾ]
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɡævɾ/, [ɡʲævɾ]
References
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–), “گور”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
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