Baluchi

Verb

گرگ • ‎(girag)

1. to grab
2. to grip
3. to take
4. to get
5. to catch
6. to hold
7. to seize
8. to receive

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 ‎(gurg, “wolf”), from Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣 ‎(varka-), from Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬀 ‎(vəhrka), Baluchi گرک ‎(gurk), Mazanderani ورگ ‎(verg), Kurdish gur, gurg, Ossetian бирӕгъ ‎(biræǧ)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wŕ̥ka- ‎(“wolf”) (compare Sanskrit वृक ‎(vṛ́ka)), from Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos (compare English wolf).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡoɾɡ]

Noun

گرگ • ‎(gorg) ‎(plural گرگ‌ها ‎(gorg-hâ) or گرگان ‎(gorgân))

1. wolf

Derived terms

• گرگ‌ومیش ‎(gorg-o-miš)

Related terms

• گرگان ‎(Gorgân)