گرگان
Persian
Etymology
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 (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek as Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā).
Pronunciation
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Noun
گرگان • (gorgân)
Proper noun
گرگان • (gorgân)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- گرگانی (gorgâni)
Related terms
- گرگ (gorg)
Categories:
- Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian
- Persian terms derived from Middle Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Old Persian
- Persian terms derived from Old Persian
- Persian terms inherited from Proto-Iranian
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- Persian non-lemma forms
- Persian noun plural forms
- Persian lemmas
- Persian proper nouns
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