گرگان
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Persian
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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]Noun
[edit]گرگان • (gorgân)
Proper noun
[edit]گرگان • (gorgân)
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- گرگانی (gorgâni)
Related terms
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- Persian terms inherited from Old Persian
- Persian terms derived from Old Persian
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- Persian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Persian non-lemma forms
- Persian noun plural forms
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