گر
Burushaski edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
گر (gur)
References edit
- Bechtholdt, Astrid (2024) “gur”, in Burushaski Hunza Dictionary (Webonary) (in Burushaski), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2017: “(in Latin script)”.
Persian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn”). Compare Laki آگر (agir, “fire”), Northern Kurdish agir.
Noun edit
گر • (gor)
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Persian.
Conjunction edit
گر • (gar)
- (poetic) Alternative form of اگر (agar)
- Rumi, Divan-e Shams, [1]
- 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).
- گر جان عاشق دم زند، آتش در این عالم زند
- Rumi, Divan-e Shams, [1]
Derived terms edit
- وگرنه (vagarna)
Etymology 3 edit
Suffix edit
ـگر • (-gar)