غرغر

Arabic

Etymology

From the reduplicated onomatopoeic root غ ر غ ر (ḡ-r-ḡ-r); compare وَسْوَسَ (waswasa) and زَلْزَلَ (zalzala).

Verb

غَرْغَرَ • (ḡarḡara) Iq, non-past يُغَرْغِرُ‎ (yuḡarḡiru)

1. to gargle; to gurgle
2. to boil, to seethe
3. to reiterate one's voice
4. to die with a death rattle in the throat
5. to cut the throat of
6. to pierce in the throat

Conjugation

Conjugation of

غَرْغَرَ

(form-Iq sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غَرْغَرَة ḡarḡara
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُغَرْغِر muḡarḡir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُغَرْغَر muḡarḡar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَرْغَرْتُ ḡarḡartu	غَرْغَرْتَ ḡarḡarta	غَرْغَرَ ḡarḡara		غَرْغَرْتُمَا ḡarḡartumā	غَرْغَرَا ḡarḡarā		غَرْغَرْنَا ḡarḡarnā	غَرْغَرْتُمْ ḡarḡartum	غَرْغَرُوا ḡarḡarū
	f		غَرْغَرْتِ ḡarḡarti	غَرْغَرَتْ ḡarḡarat			غَرْغَرَتَا ḡarḡaratā			غَرْغَرْتُنَّ ḡarḡartunna	غَرْغَرْنَ ḡarḡarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَرْغِرُ ʔuḡarḡiru	تُغَرْغِرُ tuḡarḡiru	يُغَرْغِرُ yuḡarḡiru		تُغَرْغِرَانِ tuḡarḡirāni	يُغَرْغِرَانِ yuḡarḡirāni		نُغَرْغِرُ nuḡarḡiru	تُغَرْغِرُونَ tuḡarḡirūna	يُغَرْغِرُونَ yuḡarḡirūna
	f		تُغَرْغِرِينَ tuḡarḡirīna	تُغَرْغِرُ tuḡarḡiru			تُغَرْغِرَانِ tuḡarḡirāni			تُغَرْغِرْنَ tuḡarḡirna	يُغَرْغِرْنَ yuḡarḡirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَرْغِرَ ʔuḡarḡira	تُغَرْغِرَ tuḡarḡira	يُغَرْغِرَ yuḡarḡira		تُغَرْغِرَا tuḡarḡirā	يُغَرْغِرَا yuḡarḡirā		نُغَرْغِرَ nuḡarḡira	تُغَرْغِرُوا tuḡarḡirū	يُغَرْغِرُوا yuḡarḡirū
	f		تُغَرْغِرِي tuḡarḡirī	تُغَرْغِرَ tuḡarḡira			تُغَرْغِرَا tuḡarḡirā			تُغَرْغِرْنَ tuḡarḡirna	يُغَرْغِرْنَ yuḡarḡirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَرْغِرْ ʔuḡarḡir	تُغَرْغِرْ tuḡarḡir	يُغَرْغِرْ yuḡarḡir		تُغَرْغِرَا tuḡarḡirā	يُغَرْغِرَا yuḡarḡirā		نُغَرْغِرْ nuḡarḡir	تُغَرْغِرُوا tuḡarḡirū	يُغَرْغِرُوا yuḡarḡirū
	f		تُغَرْغِرِي tuḡarḡirī	تُغَرْغِرْ tuḡarḡir			تُغَرْغِرَا tuḡarḡirā			تُغَرْغِرْنَ tuḡarḡirna	يُغَرْغِرْنَ yuḡarḡirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		غَرْغِرْ ḡarḡir			غَرْغِرَا ḡarḡirā				غَرْغِرُوا ḡarḡirū
	f		غَرْغِرِي ḡarḡirī							غَرْغِرْنَ ḡarḡirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غُرْغِرْتُ ḡurḡirtu	غُرْغِرْتَ ḡurḡirta	غُرْغِرَ ḡurḡira		غُرْغِرْتُمَا ḡurḡirtumā	غُرْغِرَا ḡurḡirā		غُرْغِرْنَا ḡurḡirnā	غُرْغِرْتُمْ ḡurḡirtum	غُرْغِرُوا ḡurḡirū
	f		غُرْغِرْتِ ḡurḡirti	غُرْغِرَتْ ḡurḡirat			غُرْغِرَتَا ḡurḡiratā			غُرْغِرْتُنَّ ḡurḡirtunna	غُرْغِرْنَ ḡurḡirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَرْغَرُ ʔuḡarḡaru	تُغَرْغَرُ tuḡarḡaru	يُغَرْغَرُ yuḡarḡaru		تُغَرْغَرَانِ tuḡarḡarāni	يُغَرْغَرَانِ yuḡarḡarāni		نُغَرْغَرُ nuḡarḡaru	تُغَرْغَرُونَ tuḡarḡarūna	يُغَرْغَرُونَ yuḡarḡarūna
	f		تُغَرْغَرِينَ tuḡarḡarīna	تُغَرْغَرُ tuḡarḡaru			تُغَرْغَرَانِ tuḡarḡarāni			تُغَرْغَرْنَ tuḡarḡarna	يُغَرْغَرْنَ yuḡarḡarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَرْغَرَ ʔuḡarḡara	تُغَرْغَرَ tuḡarḡara	يُغَرْغَرَ yuḡarḡara		تُغَرْغَرَا tuḡarḡarā	يُغَرْغَرَا yuḡarḡarā		نُغَرْغَرَ nuḡarḡara	تُغَرْغَرُوا tuḡarḡarū	يُغَرْغَرُوا yuḡarḡarū
	f		تُغَرْغَرِي tuḡarḡarī	تُغَرْغَرَ tuḡarḡara			تُغَرْغَرَا tuḡarḡarā			تُغَرْغَرْنَ tuḡarḡarna	يُغَرْغَرْنَ yuḡarḡarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَرْغَرْ ʔuḡarḡar	تُغَرْغَرْ tuḡarḡar	يُغَرْغَرْ yuḡarḡar		تُغَرْغَرَا tuḡarḡarā	يُغَرْغَرَا yuḡarḡarā		نُغَرْغَرْ nuḡarḡar	تُغَرْغَرُوا tuḡarḡarū	يُغَرْغَرُوا yuḡarḡarū
	f		تُغَرْغَرِي tuḡarḡarī	تُغَرْغَرْ tuḡarḡar			تُغَرْغَرَا tuḡarḡarā			تُغَرْغَرْنَ tuḡarḡarna	يُغَرْغَرْنَ yuḡarḡarna

Noun

غِرْغِر

غِرْغِر • (ḡirḡir) m (collective, singulative غِرْغِرَة f (ḡirḡira))

1. guinea-fowl (Numididae spp.)

Declension

Declension of noun غِرْغِر (ḡirḡir)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِرْغِر ḡirḡir	الْغِرْغِر al-ḡirḡir	غِرْغِر ḡirḡir
Nominative	غِرْغِرٌ ḡirḡirun	الْغِرْغِرُ al-ḡirḡiru	غِرْغِرُ ḡirḡiru
Accusative	غِرْغِرًا ḡirḡiran	الْغِرْغِرَ al-ḡirḡira	غِرْغِرَ ḡirḡira
Genitive	غِرْغِرٍ ḡirḡirin	الْغِرْغِرِ al-ḡirḡiri	غِرْغِرِ ḡirḡiri
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِرْغِرَة ḡirḡira	الْغِرْغِرَة al-ḡirḡira	غِرْغِرَة ḡirḡirat
Nominative	غِرْغِرَةٌ ḡirḡiratun	الْغِرْغِرَةُ al-ḡirḡiratu	غِرْغِرَةُ ḡirḡiratu
Accusative	غِرْغِرَةً ḡirḡiratan	الْغِرْغِرَةَ al-ḡirḡirata	غِرْغِرَةَ ḡirḡirata
Genitive	غِرْغِرَةٍ ḡirḡiratin	الْغِرْغِرَةِ al-ḡirḡirati	غِرْغِرَةِ ḡirḡirati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِرْغِرَتَيْن ḡirḡiratayn	الْغِرْغِرَتَيْن al-ḡirḡiratayn	غِرْغِرَتَيْ ḡirḡiratay
Nominative	غِرْغِرَتَانِ ḡirḡiratāni	الْغِرْغِرَتَانِ al-ḡirḡiratāni	غِرْغِرَتَا ḡirḡiratā
Accusative	غِرْغِرَتَيْنِ ḡirḡiratayni	الْغِرْغِرَتَيْنِ al-ḡirḡiratayni	غِرْغِرَتَيْ ḡirḡiratay
Genitive	غِرْغِرَتَيْنِ ḡirḡiratayni	الْغِرْغِرَتَيْنِ al-ḡirḡiratayni	غِرْغِرَتَيْ ḡirḡiratay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غِرْغِرَات ḡirḡirāt	الْغِرْغِرَات al-ḡirḡirāt	غِرْغِرَات ḡirḡirāt
Nominative	غِرْغِرَاتٌ ḡirḡirātun	الْغِرْغِرَاتُ al-ḡirḡirātu	غِرْغِرَاتُ ḡirḡirātu
Accusative	غِرْغِرَاتٍ ḡirḡirātin	الْغِرْغِرَاتِ al-ḡirḡirāti	غِرْغِرَاتِ ḡirḡirāti
Genitive	غِرْغِرَاتٍ ḡirḡirātin	الْغِرْغِرَاتِ al-ḡirḡirāti	غِرْغِرَاتِ ḡirḡirāti

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835) “غرغر”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 270
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “غرغر”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2240
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1904) Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[3] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 116
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “غرغر”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[4], London: W.H. Allen, page 750

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣuɾ.ˈɣuɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣʊɾ.ɣʊ́ɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣʊɾ.ɣʊ́ɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣʊɾ.ɣʊ́ɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣuɾ.ɣúɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qoɹ.ɢóɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁuɾ.ʁúɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ğurğur
Dari reading?	ğurğur
Iranian reading?	ğorğor
Tajik reading?	ġurġur

Noun

غرغر • (ğorğor)

1. murmur, muttering
2. complaint, fuss

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “غرغر”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim