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Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 pl (ʿlʿcʾn /Wiruz-ān/, “Iberians, Georgians”); compare Parthian 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍 pl (wyršn /Wiruž-ān/), Manichaean Parthian pl (wrwcʾn), Old Armenian վիր-ք (vir-kʻ), Russian грузи́н (gruzín).
Pronunciation
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gurj
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gurj
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gorj
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gurj
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Proper noun
گرج • (gorj)
- (archaic) Georgia
- Synonym: گرجستان (gorjestân)
- 1258-1273, Rumi, Masnavi
در هوا میکرد خود بالای برج
که هزیمت میشد از وی روم و گرج- dar hawā mē-kard xwad bālā-yi burj
ki hazīmat mē-šud az way rōm u gurj - (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (archaic) Georgian (person)
- Synonym: گرجی (gorji)
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Urdu
Etymology
From Sanskrit गर्जन (garjana).
Pronunciation
Noun
گرج • (garaj) f (Hindi spelling गरज)
- thunder
- roar
شیر کی گرج سنو- šēr kī garaj suno!
- listen to the roar of the lion!
Derived terms
References
- “گرج”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.