گور

See also: گؤز‎, کور‎, كور‎, كوز‎, کوز‎, and گوز‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian gpl, gwbl (gabr, “hollow, cavity, womb”). Akin to Manichaean Middle Persian gbr (gabr). Compare also Arabic قَبْر‎ (qabr, “grave”), قور‎ (“to hollow out”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /ɡoːɾ/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡuːɾ/

Noun

Dari Persian	گور‎
Iranian Persian	گور‎
Tajiki Persian	гӯр (gür)

گور • (gur)

Derived terms

گورستان‎ (gurestân)
گورکن‎ (gurkan)

Descendants

→ Armenian: գոռ (goṙ, “Muslim grave”)
→ Bashkir: гүр (gür)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: गोर (gor)

Urdu: گور‎ (gor)
→ Ottoman Turkish: گور‎ (gûr)

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gabr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian gwl (gōr, “onager, wild ass”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /ɡoːɾ/
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡuːɾ/

Noun

Dari Persian	گور‎
Iranian Persian	گور‎
Tajiki Persian	гӯр (gür)

گور • (gur)

(archaic) zebra
- Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat
  
  ‏‎
  Bahrām ke gōr mē-giriftē hama umr
  dīdī ke čegōna gōr Bahrām girift?
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

گورخر‎ (gur-xar)

References

MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gōr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian, Dari) IPA^(key): /ɡæwɾ/, [ɡʲæwɾ]
(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡævɾ/, [ɡʲævɾ]

Noun

گور • (gavr)

Alternative form of

References

“گور” in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, Dehkhoda Dictionary, Tehran: University of Tehran Press, 1931–.

Urdu

Etymology 1

From Persian (gur).

Noun

گور • (gor) f (Hindi spelling गोर)

grave
tomb

Related terms

گورخر‎ (gorxar)
گورستان‎ (goristān)

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit गौर (gaura).

Adjective

گور • (gaur) (Hindi spelling गौर)

Etymology 3

From Sanskrit गौरी (gaurī).

Proper noun

گور • (Gaur) f (Hindi spelling गौर)

Hindu goddess Parvati

Synonyms

گورا‎ (Gaurā)
پاروتی‎ (Pārvatī)

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