گرج
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian 𐭥𐭫𐭥𐭰𐭠𐭭 pl (ʿlʿcʾn /Wiruz-ān/, “Iberians, Georgians”); compare Parthian 𐭅𐭉𐭓𐭔𐭍 pl (wyršn /Wiruž-ān/), Manichaean Parthian [Manichaean needed] pl (wrwcʾn), Old Armenian վիր-ք (vir-kʻ), Russian грузи́н (gruzín).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɡuɾd͡ʒ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡ̥oɹd͡ʒ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡuɾd͡ʒ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | gurj |
| Dari reading? | gurj |
| Iranian reading? | gorj |
| Tajik reading? | gurj |
Proper noun edit
گرج • (gorj)
- (archaic) Georgia
- 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)
- dar hawā mē-kard xwad bālā-yi burj
- 1258-1273, Rumi, Masnavi
- (archaic) Georgian (person)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “گرج”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press
Urdu edit
Etymology edit
From Sanskrit गर्जन (garjana).
Pronunciation edit
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡə.ɾəd͡ʒ/
- Rhymes: -əd͡ʒ
Noun edit
گرج • (garaj) f (Hindi spelling गरज)
Derived terms edit
- گَرَج دَار (garaj-dār, “thunderous”)
- گَرَجتِی آواز (garajtī-āvāz, “rumble”)
- گھَن گَرَج (ghan-garaj, “loud thunder”)
- گَھن گَرَج خِطابَت (ghan-garaj-xitābat, “enthusiastic speech”)
Related terms edit
- گرجنا (garajnā)
References edit
- “گرج”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.