𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭
Middle Persian
Alternative forms
- gwlgʾn (Book Pahlavi)
- 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 (gʿlkʾn)
- 𐭢𐭥 (GW), 𐭢𐭥𐭫 (GWL) (abbreviation)
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /Varkāna/), from Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 (vəhrkāna) and Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭊𐭍 (wrkn /Wurgān/)).
Equivalent to 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gurg, “wolf”) + suffix.
Proper noun
𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 • (Gurgān)
- Gurgan, Gorgan (old city)
- satrapy of Gorgan, Hyrcania
Derived terms
- 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭𐭩𐭪𐭩 (Gurgānīg)
Related terms
- 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gurg)
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Γουργάν (Gourgán)
- Arabic: جُرْجَان (jurjān)
- Persian: گرگان (Gorgân)
References
- Muhammad Yusof Kiani (December 15, 2002), "GORGĀN iv. Archeology", Encyclopædia Iranica