گر

See also: کژ, کر, گز, and کز

Persian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn”).

Noun

گر • (gor)

1. flame; blaze
2. burn (sensation)

Derived terms

• گر کشیدن (gor kešidan)
• گر گرفتن (gor gereftan)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Persian.

Conjunction

1. (archaic) Alternative form of اگر
   • Rumi, Divan-e Shams, [1]

     گر جان عاشق دم زند، آتش در این عالم زند

     gar jân-e 'âšeq dam zanad, âtaš dar in 'âlam zanad

     If the soul of the lover remains silent, fire will consume this world (literally: strike this world).

Derived terms

• وگرنه (vagarna)

Suffix

ـگر • (-gar)

1. -er

Derived terms

• آبادگر (âbâdgar)
• آهنگر (âhangar)
• پولادگر (pulâdgar)
• بنیادگر (bonyâdgar)
• رامشگر (râmešgar)
• چلنگر (čelengar)
• نواگر (navâgar)
• افسونگر (afsungar)
• سکالشگر (sekâlešgar)

See also

• Category:Persian words suffixed with ـگر