گیر

See also: کیر

Persian

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡiːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡiːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡiːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɡiːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɡiɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡʲiːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ɡiɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	gīr
Dari reading?	gīr
Iranian reading?	gir
Tajik reading?	gir

Etymology 1

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Noun

گیر • (gir)

1. block
2. obstacle

Etymology 2

Verb

گیر • (gir)

1. present stem form of گرفتن (gereftan)

Anagrams

• ریگ

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گیر (gīr, “a captor, taker, seizer”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡɛːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɛːɾ

Adjective

گِیر • (gīr) (Hindi spelling गीर)

1. conqueror of the world

References

• “گیر”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “گیر”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.