گرگان

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭‎ (Gurgān), from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (Varkāna), from Proto-Iranian *wr̥kāna- (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀‎ (Vəhrkāna)).

Equivalent to ‎ (gorg, “wolf”) + suffix.

Borrowed into Ancient Greek as Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā).

Pronunciation

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): [ɡoɾˈɡɒn]

Noun

گرگان • (gorgân)

plural of ‎

Proper noun

گرگان • (gorgân)

Gorgan, city in Golestan Province of Iran

Synonyms

جرجان‎ (jorjân)
استرآباد‎ (astar-âbâd, ester-âbâd)

Derived terms

گرگانی‎ (gorgâni)

Related terms

گرگ‎ (gorg)
ورکانه‎ (varkâne)
گرجستان‎ (gorjestân)

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