گرگان
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Persian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 (Gurgān), from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (Varkāna), from Proto-Iranian *wr̥kāna- (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 (Vəhrkāna)).
Equivalent to گرگ (gorg, “wolf”) + suffix.
Borrowed into Ancient Greek as Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): [ɡoɾˈɡɒn]
Noun[edit]
گرگان • (gorgân)
Proper noun[edit]
گرگان • (gorgân)
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- گرگانی (gorgâni)
Related terms[edit]
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- Persian non-lemma forms
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