گر

See also: کژ‎, کر‎, گز‎, and کز‎

Persian

Etymology 1

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to burn”). Compare Laki آگر‎ (agir, “fire”), Northern Kurdish agir.

Noun

گر • (gor)

  1. flame; blaze
  2. burn (sensation)
Derived terms
  • گر کشیدن‎ (gor kešidan)
  • گر گرفتن‎ (gor gereftan)

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian.

Conjunction

گر • (gar)

  1. (poetic) Alternative form of اگر‎
    • Rumi, Divan-e Shams,
      گر جان عاشق دم زند، آتش در این عالم زند
      gar jân-e 'âšeq dam zanad, âtaš dar in 'âlam zanad
      If the soul of the lover remains silent, fire will consume this world (literally: strike this world).
Derived terms

Suffix

ـگر • (-gar)

  1. -er

See also
Persian terms suffixed with گر
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