گور

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian gpl, gwbl ‎(gabr, “hollow, cavity, womb”). Akin to Manichaean Middle Persian gbr ‎(gabr). Compare also Arabic قَبْر ‎(qabr, “grave”), قور ‎(“to hollow out”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /goːɾ/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /guːɾ/

Noun

Dari	گور
Iranian Persian	گور
Tajik	гӯр ‎(gür)

گور • ‎(gur)

1. grave
2. tomb
3. desert

Derived terms

• گورستان ‎(gurestân)
• گورکن ‎(gurkan)

Descendants

• → Armenian: գոռ ‎(goṙ, “Muslim grave”)
• → Bashkir: гүр ‎(gür)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: गोर ‎(gor)

  Urdu: گور ‎(gor)

• → Ottoman Turkish: گور ‎(gûr)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gabr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian gwl ‎(gōr, “onager, wild ass”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /goːɾ/
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /guːɾ/

Noun

Dari	گور
Iranian Persian	گور
Tajik	гӯр ‎(gür)

گور • ‎(gur)

1. (archaic) zebra
   • Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat[1]

     بهرام که گور می‌گرفتی همه عمر
     دیدی که چگونه گور بهرام گرفت؟‎

     Bahrām ke gōr mē-giriftē hama umr
     dīdī ke čegōna gōr Bahrām girift?

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• گورخر ‎(gur-xar)

References

• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gōr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /gæwɾ/, [gʲæwɾ]
• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /gævɾ/, [gʲævɾ]

Noun

گور • ‎(gavr)

1. Alternative form of گبر

References

• «گور» in Dehkhoda Dictionary.

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Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian گور ‎(gur).

Noun

گور • ‎(gor) f ‎(Hindi spelling गोर)

1. grave
2. tomb

Related terms

• گورخر ‎(gorxar)
• گورستان ‎(goristān)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit गौर ‎(gaura).

Adjective

گور • ‎(gaur) — Hindi spelling: गौर ‎(gaur)

1. white
2. pale
3. fair

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit गौरी ‎(gaurī).

Proper noun

گور • ‎(Gaur) f, Hindi spelling: गौर ‎(gaur)

1. Hindu goddess Parvati

Synonyms

• گورا ‎(Gaurā)
• پاروتی ‎(Pārvatī)