گپ

See also: کب, کت, and گت

Mazanderani

Noun

گپ (gap)

1. discussion

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Persian

Etymology

An onomatopoeic word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gappa-. Compare Mazanderani گپ (gap, “talk”).

Noun

Dari	گپ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	гап

گپ • (gap)

1. discussion
2. gossip, chit-chat
3. rumor
4. idle talk
5. saying
6. word

Derived terms

• گپ زدن (gap zadan)

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Urdu

Etymology

An onomatopoeic word from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gappa-. Cognate with Punjabi ਗੱਪ (gappa) / گپّ (gappa), Gujarati ગપ (gap), Nepali गफ (gaph), Odia ଗପ (gapa), Assamese গপ (gop).

Noun

گپ • (gap) f (Hindi spelling गप)

1. gossip
2. idle talk
3. talk
4. chit-chat

References

• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “گپ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
• S. W. Fallon (1879) “گپ”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “گپ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.