گر

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See also: ـگر, کژ, کر, گز, and کز

Burushaski

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

گر (gur)

  1. wheat

References

  • Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “gur”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017.

Old Awadhi

Noun

گر (gr /gir/) [1]

  1. Arabic script form of गिरि (mountain, hill)

References

  1. ^ اَنْصارُ اْللّٰہ ،مُحَمَّد (1978) “گِر”, in پَدْماوَت کِی مُخْتَصَر فَرْہَن٘گ [padmāvat kī muxtasar farhaṅg, A Short Padmāvat Dictionary] (in Urdu), 2nd edition, Aligarh: Letho Car Printers, page 160.

Persian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to burn). Compare Laki آگر (agir, fire), Northern Kurdish agir.

Noun

گر (gor)

  1. flame; blaze
  2. burn (sensation)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian.

Conjunction

گر (gar)

  1. (poetic) Alternative form of اگر (agar)
    • 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).
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