گرو

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (glwb' /⁠graw⁠/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡 (garəβ, “to seize”), Sanskrit ग्रभ् (grabh), English grab.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ɡɪ.ɾǽw]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ɡɪ.ɾǽw]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ɡi.ɾǽw]

Readings
Classical reading? giraw
Dari reading? giraw
Iranian reading? gerow
Tajik reading? girav

Noun

گرو • (gerow)

  1. mortgage; security; pawn
    Synonym: رهن (rahn)
  2. pledge
  3. wager; bet

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: girov
  • → Hindustani: girau
    Hindi: गिरौ
    Urdu: گرو
  • → Northern Kurdish: gerew

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुरु (guru).

Pronunciation

Noun

گرو • (gurū) m (Hindi spelling गुरु)

  1. guru
  2. sage
  3. teacher
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