گرگان

Persian

Etymology

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

  • (Iran) IPA(key): [ɡoɾˈɡɒn]

Noun

گرگان • (gorgân)

  1. plural of گرگ

Proper noun

گرگان • (gorgân)

  1. Gorgan (a city in Iran, the seat of Gorgan County's Central District and the capital of Golestan Province; formerly called Astrabad)
  2. Gorgan (a county of Iran, around the city)
    Synonyms: جرجان (jorjân), استرآباد (astar-âbâd, ester-âbâd)

Derived terms

  • گرگانی (gorgâni)
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