گرگان
Persian edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 (Gurgān), from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (Varkāna), from Proto-Iranian *wr̥kāna- (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 (Vəhrkāna)).
Equivalent to گرگ (gorg, “wolf”) + suffix.
Borrowed into Ancient Greek as Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā).
Pronunciation edit
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [ɡoɾˈɡɒn]
Noun edit
گرگان • (gorgân)
Proper noun edit
گرگان • (gorgân)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- گرگانی (gorgâni)