گنج

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭭𐭰‎ (ganj, “treasure”), from Old Persian, probably from Median. Compare Median *ganza-bara- and Iranian borrowings: Old Armenian գանձ (ganj), Georgian განძი (ganʒi), Ancient Greek γάζα (gáza), Latin gaza, Classical Syriac ܓܙܐ‎ (gazzā), Hebrew גֵּנֶז‎ (gḗnez), Arabic كنز‎ (kanz) (> Spanish alcancía, Portuguese alcanzia).

Noun

گنج • (ganj) (plural گنج‌ها‎ (ganj-hâ))

  1. treasure
  2. store
  3. granary

Descendants

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