گراز
See also: کزاز
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Persian [script needed] (wlʾc /warāz/, “boar”), from Old Iranian, from Proto-Iranian *warājáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *warāȷ́ʰás (“boar”). Cognate with Central Kurdish بەراز (beraz), Northern Kurdish beraz, Southern Kurdish وەراز (weraz), Mazanderani وراز (verâz), براز (berâz, “boar”), Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬁𐬰𐬀 (varāza, “boar”), and Sanskrit वराह (varāha, “boar”). Akin to Old Armenian վարազ (varaz, “wild boar”) and Classical Syriac ܘܪܙܐ (warzāʾ), Iranian borrowings.
Pronunciation
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /ɡoˈɾɒːz/
Noun
| Dari | گراز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гуроз (guroz) |
گراز • (gorâz) (plural گرازها (gorâz-hâ))
- boar, wild boar
- A male pig
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “warāz”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “گراز”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1979), “վարազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume IV, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 314b