غار

See also: عار and غاز

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
غ ي ر (ḡ-y-r)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaː.ra/

Verb

غَارَ • (ḡāra) I, non-past يَغَارُ‎ (yaḡāru) (intransitive)

1. (intransitive) to be jealous (عَلَى (ʕalā) (a beloved one), مِنْ (min) (of somebody as a rival))
   • a. 1328, Ibn Taymiyyah, مَجْمُوعُ الْفَتَاوَى (majmūʕu l-fatāwā):

     وَحَسَدُ النِّسَاءِ بَعْضِهِنَّ لِبَعْضٍ كَثِيرٌ غَالِبٌ لَا سِيَّمَا الْمُتَزَوِّجَاتُ بِزَوْجٍ وَاحِدٍ فَإِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ تَغَارُ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا لِحَظِّهَا مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ بِسَبَبِ الْمُشَارَكَةِ يَفُوتُ بَعْضُ حَظِّهَا.

     waḥasadu n-nisāʔi baʕḍihinna libaʕḍin kaṯīrun ḡālibun lā siyyamā l-mutazawwijātu bizawjin wāḥidin faʔinna l-marʔata taḡāru ʕalā zawjihā liḥaẓẓihā minhu faʔinnahu bisababi l-mušārakati yafūtu baʕḍu ḥaẓẓihā.

     Envy among women is preponderant, especially when married to the same man. This is because the woman becomes jealous of her husband because of her share of him, and so when he is split, she misses some of her [original] share.

2. to feel discontent or bitterness [+ مِنْ (at)]; to be envious of, to envy; to resent
3. to be watchful or protective [+ عَلَى (of)] [+ مِن (from)]; to keep, to guard
4. to display zeal or vie [+ عَلَى (for)]

Conjugation

Conjugation of

غَارَ

(form-I hollow, verbal noun غَيْرَة)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غَيْرَة ḡayra
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						غَائِر ḡāʔir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَغِير maḡīr
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	غِرْتُ ḡirtu	غِرْتَ ḡirta	غَارَ ḡāra		غِرْتُمَا ḡirtumā	غَارَا ḡārā		غِرْنَا ḡirnā	غِرْتُمْ ḡirtum	غَارُوا ḡārū
	f		غِرْتِ ḡirti	غَارَتْ ḡārat			غَارَتَا ḡāratā			غِرْتُنَّ ḡirtunna	غِرْنَ ḡirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَغَارُ ʔaḡāru	تَغَارُ taḡāru	يَغَارُ yaḡāru		تَغَارَانِ taḡārāni	يَغَارَانِ yaḡārāni		نَغَارُ naḡāru	تَغَارُونَ taḡārūna	يَغَارُونَ yaḡārūna
	f		تَغَارِينَ taḡārīna	تَغَارُ taḡāru			تَغَارَانِ taḡārāni			تَغَرْنَ taḡarna	يَغَرْنَ yaḡarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَغَارَ ʔaḡāra	تَغَارَ taḡāra	يَغَارَ yaḡāra		تَغَارَا taḡārā	يَغَارَا yaḡārā		نَغَارَ naḡāra	تَغَارُوا taḡārū	يَغَارُوا yaḡārū
	f		تَغَارِي taḡārī	تَغَارَ taḡāra			تَغَارَا taḡārā			تَغَرْنَ taḡarna	يَغَرْنَ yaḡarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَغَرْ ʔaḡar	تَغَرْ taḡar	يَغَرْ yaḡar		تَغَارَا taḡārā	يَغَارَا yaḡārā		نَغَرْ naḡar	تَغَارُوا taḡārū	يَغَارُوا yaḡārū
	f		تَغَارِي taḡārī	تَغَرْ taḡar			تَغَارَا taḡārā			تَغَرْنَ taḡarna	يَغَرْنَ yaḡarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		غَرْ ḡar			غَارَا ḡārā				غَارُوا ḡārū
	f		غَارِي ḡārī							غَرْنَ ḡarna
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	—	—	غِيرَ ḡīra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُغَارُ yuḡāru		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُغَارَ yuḡāra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُغَرْ yuḡar		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Root
غ و ر (ḡ-w-r)

Verb

غَارَ • (ḡāra) I, non-past يَغُورُ‎ (yaḡūru)

1. to enter, to penetrate deeply

Conjugation

Conjugation of

غَارَ

(form-I hollow, verbal noun غَوْر)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غَوْر ḡawr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						غَائِر ḡāʔir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَغُور maḡūr
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	غُرْتُ ḡurtu	غُرْتَ ḡurta	غَارَ ḡāra		غُرْتُمَا ḡurtumā	غَارَا ḡārā		غُرْنَا ḡurnā	غُرْتُمْ ḡurtum	غَارُوا ḡārū
	f		غُرْتِ ḡurti	غَارَتْ ḡārat			غَارَتَا ḡāratā			غُرْتُنَّ ḡurtunna	غُرْنَ ḡurna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَغُورُ ʔaḡūru	تَغُورُ taḡūru	يَغُورُ yaḡūru		تَغُورَانِ taḡūrāni	يَغُورَانِ yaḡūrāni		نَغُورُ naḡūru	تَغُورُونَ taḡūrūna	يَغُورُونَ yaḡūrūna
	f		تَغُورِينَ taḡūrīna	تَغُورُ taḡūru			تَغُورَانِ taḡūrāni			تَغُرْنَ taḡurna	يَغُرْنَ yaḡurna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَغُورَ ʔaḡūra	تَغُورَ taḡūra	يَغُورَ yaḡūra		تَغُورَا taḡūrā	يَغُورَا yaḡūrā		نَغُورَ naḡūra	تَغُورُوا taḡūrū	يَغُورُوا yaḡūrū
	f		تَغُورِي taḡūrī	تَغُورَ taḡūra			تَغُورَا taḡūrā			تَغُرْنَ taḡurna	يَغُرْنَ yaḡurna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَغُرْ ʔaḡur	تَغُرْ taḡur	يَغُرْ yaḡur		تَغُورَا taḡūrā	يَغُورَا yaḡūrā		نَغُرْ naḡur	تَغُورُوا taḡūrū	يَغُورُوا yaḡūrū
	f		تَغُورِي taḡūrī	تَغُرْ taḡur			تَغُورَا taḡūrā			تَغُرْنَ taḡurna	يَغُرْنَ yaḡurna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		غُرْ ḡur			غُورَا ḡūrā				غُورُوا ḡūrū
	f		غُورِي ḡūrī							غُرْنَ ḡurna
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	غِرْتُ ḡirtu	غِرْتَ ḡirta	غِيرَ ḡīra		غِرْتُمَا ḡirtumā	غِيرَا ḡīrā		غِرْنَا ḡirnā	غِرْتُمْ ḡirtum	غِيرُوا ḡīrū
	f		غِرْتِ ḡirti	غِيرَتْ ḡīrat			غِيرَتَا ḡīratā			غِرْتُنَّ ḡirtunna	غِرْنَ ḡirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَارُ ʔuḡāru	تُغَارُ tuḡāru	يُغَارُ yuḡāru		تُغَارَانِ tuḡārāni	يُغَارَانِ yuḡārāni		نُغَارُ nuḡāru	تُغَارُونَ tuḡārūna	يُغَارُونَ yuḡārūna
	f		تُغَارِينَ tuḡārīna	تُغَارُ tuḡāru			تُغَارَانِ tuḡārāni			تُغَرْنَ tuḡarna	يُغَرْنَ yuḡarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَارَ ʔuḡāra	تُغَارَ tuḡāra	يُغَارَ yuḡāra		تُغَارَا tuḡārā	يُغَارَا yuḡārā		نُغَارَ nuḡāra	تُغَارُوا tuḡārū	يُغَارُوا yuḡārū
	f		تُغَارِي tuḡārī	تُغَارَ tuḡāra			تُغَارَا tuḡārā			تُغَرْنَ tuḡarna	يُغَرْنَ yuḡarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَرْ ʔuḡar	تُغَرْ tuḡar	يُغَرْ yuḡar		تُغَارَا tuḡārā	يُغَارَا yuḡārā		نُغَرْ nuḡar	تُغَارُوا tuḡārū	يُغَارُوا yuḡārū
	f		تُغَارِي tuḡārī	تُغَرْ tuḡar			تُغَارَا tuḡārā			تُغَرْنَ tuḡarna	يُغَرْنَ yuḡarna

Verb

غَارَ • (ḡāra) I, non-past يَغُورُ or يَغَارُ‎ (yaḡūru or yaḡāru)

1. to sink in, to become depressed, seep away, to trickle away, to ooze away, to peter out

Conjugation

Conjugation of

غَارَ

(form-I hollow, verbal nouns غَوْر or غِيَار)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						غَوْر or غِيَار ḡawr or ḡiyār
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						غَائِر ḡāʔir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَغُور maḡūr
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	غُرْتُ or غِرْتُ ḡurtu or ḡirtu	غُرْتَ or غِرْتَ ḡurta or ḡirta	غَارَ ḡāra		غُرْتُمَا or غِرْتُمَا ḡurtumā or ḡirtumā	غَارَا ḡārā		غُرْنَا or غِرْنَا ḡurnā or ḡirnā	غُرْتُمْ or غِرْتُمْ ḡurtum or ḡirtum	غَارُوا ḡārū
	f		غُرْتِ or غِرْتِ ḡurti or ḡirti	غَارَتْ ḡārat			غَارَتَا ḡāratā			غُرْتُنَّ or غِرْتُنَّ ḡurtunna or ḡirtunna	غُرْنَ or غِرْنَ ḡurna or ḡirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَغُورُ or أَغَارُ ʔaḡūru or ʔaḡāru	تَغُورُ or تَغَارُ taḡūru or taḡāru	يَغُورُ or يَغَارُ yaḡūru or yaḡāru		تَغُورَانِ or تَغَارَانِ taḡūrāni or taḡārāni	يَغُورَانِ or يَغَارَانِ yaḡūrāni or yaḡārāni		نَغُورُ or نَغَارُ naḡūru or naḡāru	تَغُورُونَ or تَغَارُونَ taḡūrūna or taḡārūna	يَغُورُونَ or يَغَارُونَ yaḡūrūna or yaḡārūna
	f		تَغُورِينَ or تَغَارِينَ taḡūrīna or taḡārīna	تَغُورُ or تَغَارُ taḡūru or taḡāru			تَغُورَانِ or تَغَارَانِ taḡūrāni or taḡārāni			تَغُرْنَ or تَغَرْنَ taḡurna or taḡarna	يَغُرْنَ or يَغَرْنَ yaḡurna or yaḡarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَغُورَ or أَغَارَ ʔaḡūra or ʔaḡāra	تَغُورَ or تَغَارَ taḡūra or taḡāra	يَغُورَ or يَغَارَ yaḡūra or yaḡāra		تَغُورَا or تَغَارَا taḡūrā or taḡārā	يَغُورَا or يَغَارَا yaḡūrā or yaḡārā		نَغُورَ or نَغَارَ naḡūra or naḡāra	تَغُورُوا or تَغَارُوا taḡūrū or taḡārū	يَغُورُوا or يَغَارُوا yaḡūrū or yaḡārū
	f		تَغُورِي or تَغَارِي taḡūrī or taḡārī	تَغُورَ or تَغَارَ taḡūra or taḡāra			تَغُورَا or تَغَارَا taḡūrā or taḡārā			تَغُرْنَ or تَغَرْنَ taḡurna or taḡarna	يَغُرْنَ or يَغَرْنَ yaḡurna or yaḡarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَغُرْ or أَغَرْ ʔaḡur or ʔaḡar	تَغُرْ or تَغَرْ taḡur or taḡar	يَغُرْ or يَغَرْ yaḡur or yaḡar		تَغُورَا or تَغَارَا taḡūrā or taḡārā	يَغُورَا or يَغَارَا yaḡūrā or yaḡārā		نَغُرْ or نَغَرْ naḡur or naḡar	تَغُورُوا or تَغَارُوا taḡūrū or taḡārū	يَغُورُوا or يَغَارُوا yaḡūrū or yaḡārū
	f		تَغُورِي or تَغَارِي taḡūrī or taḡārī	تَغُرْ or تَغَرْ taḡur or taḡar			تَغُورَا or تَغَارَا taḡūrā or taḡārā			تَغُرْنَ or تَغَرْنَ taḡurna or taḡarna	يَغُرْنَ or يَغَرْنَ yaḡurna or yaḡarna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		غُرْ or غَرْ ḡur or ḡar			غُورَا or غَارَا ḡūrā or ḡārā				غُورُوا or غَارُوا ḡūrū or ḡārū
	f		غُورِي or غَارِي ḡūrī or ḡārī							غُرْنَ or غَرْنَ ḡurna or ḡarna
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	—	—	غِيرَ ḡīra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُغَارُ yuḡāru		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُغَارَ yuḡāra		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُغَرْ yuḡar		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

غَار

Noun

غَار • (ḡār) m (plural أَغْوَار (ʔaḡwār) or غِيرَان (ḡīrān))

1. cavern
2. palate

Declension

Declension of noun غَار (ḡār)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَار ḡār	الْغَار al-ḡār	غَار ḡār
Nominative	غَارٌ ḡārun	الْغَارُ al-ḡāru	غَارُ ḡāru
Accusative	غَارًا ḡāran	الْغَارَ al-ḡāra	غَارَ ḡāra
Genitive	غَارٍ ḡārin	الْغَارِ al-ḡāri	غَارِ ḡāri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَارَيْن ḡārayn	الْغَارَيْن al-ḡārayn	غَارَيْ ḡāray
Nominative	غَارَانِ ḡārāni	الْغَارَانِ al-ḡārāni	غَارَا ḡārā
Accusative	غَارَيْنِ ḡārayni	الْغَارَيْنِ al-ḡārayni	غَارَيْ ḡāray
Genitive	غَارَيْنِ ḡārayni	الْغَارَيْنِ al-ḡārayni	غَارَيْ ḡāray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَغْوَار‎; غِيرَان ʔaḡwār‎; ḡīrān	الْأَغْوَار‎; الْغِيرَان al-ʔaḡwār‎; al-ḡīrān	أَغْوَار‎; غِيرَان ʔaḡwār‎; ḡīrān
Nominative	أَغْوَارٌ‎; غِيرَانٌ ʔaḡwārun‎; ḡīrānun	الْأَغْوَارُ‎; الْغِيرَانُ al-ʔaḡwāru‎; al-ḡīrānu	أَغْوَارُ‎; غِيرَانُ ʔaḡwāru‎; ḡīrānu
Accusative	أَغْوَارًا‎; غِيرَانًا ʔaḡwāran‎; ḡīrānan	الْأَغْوَارَ‎; الْغِيرَانَ al-ʔaḡwāra‎; al-ḡīrāna	أَغْوَارَ‎; غِيرَانَ ʔaḡwāra‎; ḡīrāna
Genitive	أَغْوَارٍ‎; غِيرَانٍ ʔaḡwārin‎; ḡīrānin	الْأَغْوَارِ‎; الْغِيرَانِ al-ʔaḡwāri‎; al-ḡīrāni	أَغْوَارِ‎; غِيرَانِ ʔaḡwāri‎; ḡīrāni

Derived terms

• غَارِيّ (ḡāriyy, “palatal”)

غَار

Etymology 3

If it is true that the bay laurel has dispersed over the Mediterranean regions from further west, be it Asia Minor or even Western Europe, then the Arabic plant name غَار (ḡār) has been borrowed in the earlier 1st millennium BC or before from Aramaic עָרָא / ܥܳܪܳܐ (ʿārā), also Hebrew עָר (ʿār), of the same meaning, the merger of /ʁ/ and /ʕ/ not having happened in Northwest Semitic yet—if not old enough to be ascribed to Proto-West Semitic unity.

Noun

غَار • (ḡār) m (collective, singulative غَارَة f (ḡāra))

1. bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); laurel (Laurus gen.)

   Synonyms: رَنْد (rand), دَهْمَسْت (dahmast)

Declension

Declension of noun غَار (ḡār)

Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَار ḡār	الْغَار al-ḡār	غَار ḡār
Nominative	غَارٌ ḡārun	الْغَارُ al-ḡāru	غَارُ ḡāru
Accusative	غَارًا ḡāran	الْغَارَ al-ḡāra	غَارَ ḡāra
Genitive	غَارٍ ḡārin	الْغَارِ al-ḡāri	غَارِ ḡāri
Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَارَة ḡāra	الْغَارَة al-ḡāra	غَارَة ḡārat
Nominative	غَارَةٌ ḡāratun	الْغَارَةُ al-ḡāratu	غَارَةُ ḡāratu
Accusative	غَارَةً ḡāratan	الْغَارَةَ al-ḡārata	غَارَةَ ḡārata
Genitive	غَارَةٍ ḡāratin	الْغَارَةِ al-ḡārati	غَارَةِ ḡārati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَارَتَيْن ḡāratayn	الْغَارَتَيْن al-ḡāratayn	غَارَتَيْ ḡāratay
Nominative	غَارَتَانِ ḡāratāni	الْغَارَتَانِ al-ḡāratāni	غَارَتَا ḡāratā
Accusative	غَارَتَيْنِ ḡāratayni	الْغَارَتَيْنِ al-ḡāratayni	غَارَتَيْ ḡāratay
Genitive	غَارَتَيْنِ ḡāratayni	الْغَارَتَيْنِ al-ḡāratayni	غَارَتَيْ ḡāratay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَارَات ḡārāt	الْغَارَات al-ḡārāt	غَارَات ḡārāt
Nominative	غَارَاتٌ ḡārātun	الْغَارَاتُ al-ḡārātu	غَارَاتُ ḡārātu
Accusative	غَارَاتٍ ḡārātin	الْغَارَاتِ al-ḡārāti	غَارَاتِ ḡārāti
Genitive	غَارَاتٍ ḡārātin	الْغَارَاتِ al-ḡārāti	غَارَاتِ ḡārāti

References

• Hehn, Victor with Schrader, Otto (1911) Kulturpflanzen und Haustiere in ihrem Übergang aus Asien nach Griechenland und Italien sowie in das übrige Europa‎^[1] (in German), 8^th edition, Berlin: Gebrüder Borntraeger, pages 234–236
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “غار”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2306–2308
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “غار”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[3], London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2314–2315
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎^[4] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 119–123
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “غار”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 804
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “غار”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 807
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “غار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[5] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 931
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “غار”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[6] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 934
• “ˁr²”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, lumps the “laurel” with the “tamarisk” sense, which became a homonym in some Aramaic lects, but عَرْعَر (ʕarʕar) and أَرْز (ʔarz) and غَرَب (ḡarab) are all to be distinguished

Persian

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣɑːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣɑːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣɑːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣɔːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒːɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁɔɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ğār
Dari reading?	ğār
Iranian reading?	ğâr
Tajik reading?	ġor

• Rhymes: -âr

Etymology 1

From Arabic غَار (ḡār).

Noun

Dari	غار
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ғор

غار • (ğâr)

1. cave, cavern

   Synonym: مغاره (mağâre)

   • c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume VI, verse 11:

     هیچ از گفتن عنان واپس کشید، هیچ اندر غار خاموشی خزید

     hič az goftan 'enân vâpas kašid, hič andar ğâr-e xâmuši xazid

     Did he ever pull back the rein of speech? Did he ever creep into the cave of silence?

Derived terms

• یار غار (yâr-e gâr, “close friend”)

 

Etymology 2

غار

From Arabic غَار (ḡār).

Noun

غار • (ğâr)

1. bay laurel, Laurus nobilis

   Synonym: برگ بو (barg-e now)

Sindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غار (ğâr), from Arabic غَار (ḡār). Compare Urdu غار (ġār).

Noun

غارَ • (ġāru) m (Devanagari ग़ारु)

1. cave

South Levantine Arabic

Root
غ ي ر
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic غَارَ (ḡāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣaːr/, [ɣɑːrˤ]

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Verb

غار • (ḡār) I (present بغار (biḡār))

1. to be jealous or envious

   Synonym: حسد (ḥasad)

Conjugation

Conjugation of غار (ḡār)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	غرت (ḡirt)	غرت (ḡirt)	غار (ḡār)		غرنا (ḡirna)	غرتو (ḡirtu)	غارو (ḡāru)
	f		غرتي (ḡirti)	غارت (ḡārat)
present	m	بغار (baḡār)	بتغار (bitḡār)	بغار (biḡār)		منغار (minḡār)	بتغارو (bitḡāru)	بغارو (biḡāru)
	f		بتغاري (bitḡāri)	بتغار (bitḡār)
subjunctive	m	اغار (aḡār)	تغار (tḡār)	يغار (yḡār)		نغار (nḡār)	تغارو (tḡāru)	يغارو (yḡāru)
	f		تغاري (tḡāri)	تغار (tḡār)
imperative	m		غار (ḡār)				غارو (ḡāru)
	f		غاري (ḡāri)

See also

• غيران (ḡērān, “jealous, envious”)

Urdu

Etymology

From Classical Persian غار (ğār), from Arabic غَار (ḡār).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɣɑːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːɾ

Noun

غار • (ġār) m (Hindi spelling ग़ार)

1. cave
2. pit
3. (figuratively) a terrible wound.
4. a type of tree in jungles and mountains.

Declension

Declension of غار
	singular	plural
direct	غار (ġār)	غار (ġār)
oblique	غار (ġār)	غاروں (ġārō̃)
vocative	غار (ġār)	غارو (ġārō)

Further reading

• “غار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “غار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “غار”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.

Ushojo

Etymology

From Urdu غار (ğār).

Noun

غار (ğār)

1. cave