گره
Persian
Etymology
From Proto-Iranian *graθH- (“to tie (a knot)”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grantH- (“to tie (a knot)”), and cognate with Sanskrit ग्रन्थ् (granth, “to tie (a knot)”), with further origin uncertain. The traditional derivation from Proto-Indo-European *gre(n)tH- (“to tie”) (itself a hypothetical extension of Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to twist”)) would make the root cognate with Proto-Germanic *kradô (“wicker basket”), whence English cradle; however, this is not certain, as the Germanic word could very well be of substrate origin instead.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ɡi.ˈɾih/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡɪ.ɾɪ́ʱ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲe.ɹéʱ]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡi.ɾéʱ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | girih |
| Dari reading? | gireh |
| Iranian reading? | gereh |
| Tajik reading? | gireh |
Noun
گره • (gereh)
Derived terms
- گره زدن (gereh zadan)
- گره چینی (gereh čini)
- گره سازی (gereh sâzi)
- گرهگشا (gereh-goša, “resolver of difficulties”)
- سالگرہ (sālgirah)
References
- Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 122-3
- Müller, Friedrich (1894) “Pahlawi und neupersische Etymologien”, in Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes (in German), volume 8, page 189
- Rastorgujeva, V. S., Edelʹman, D. I. (2007) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 3, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 286
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University