گر

گر

See also: کژ‎, کر‎, گز‎, and کز‎

Persian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn”). Compare Laki آگر‎ (agir, “fire”), Northern Kurdish agir.

Noun

گر • (gor)

1. flame; blaze
2. burn (sensation)

Derived terms

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

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian.

Conjunction

گر • (gar)

1. (poetic) Alternative form of اگر‎
   • Rumi, Divan-e Shams,

     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

See also

Persian terms suffixed with گر