گوگرد

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (gwklt'), 𐫃𐫇𐫃𐫏𐫡𐫅‎ (gwgyrd /gōgird/, “sulphur”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬋𐬵𐬎𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬙𐬌‎ (vōhukərəti), Sogdian 𐫄𐫇𐫐𐫤‎ (ɣwkt /γōkət/).

Pronunciation

Noun

گوگرد • (gogerd)

Dari گوگرد
Iranian Persian
Tajik гӯгирд (gügird)
  1. sulphur, sulfur
    • 1259, Saadi Shirazi, Gulistan, chapter 3, story 21:
      ‏گفت گوگرد پارسی خواهم بردن به چین که شنیدم قیمتی عظیم دارد […]‎
      guft: "gôgird-i pârsî xwâham burdan ba čîn ki šanîdam qaymatê azîm dârad […]
      [He] said: "I wil bring Persian sulfur to China, as I have heard it is highly valued […] "
  • گوگردی‎ (gôgerdi)
  • گوگرد سرخ‎ (gôgerd-e sorx), گوگرد احمر‎ (gôgerd-e ahmar, “Red Sulphur, Philosopher's stone”)
  • جوهر گوگرد‎ (jowhar-e gôgerd)

Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گوگرد‎ (gogerd).

Pronunciation

Noun

گوگرد • (gogird) f (Hindi spelling गोगिर्द)

  1. sulphur, sulfur

References

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