گر
Persian
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn”). Compare Laki آگر (agir, “fire”), Northern Kurdish agir.
Noun
گر • (gor)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian.
Conjunction
- (poetic) 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).
- گر جان عاشق دم زند، آتش در این عالم زند
- Rumi, Divan-e Shams, [1]
Derived terms
- وگرنه (vagarna)
Etymology 3
Suffix
ـگر • (-gar)
See also
Category Persian terms suffixed with گر not found