𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭

Middle Persian

Alternative forms

gwlgʾn (Book Pahlavi)
𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭪𐭠𐭭 (gʿlkʾn)
𐭢𐭥 (GW), 𐭢𐭥𐭫 (GWL) (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠Varkāna⁠/), from Proto-Iranian [Term?] (compare Avestan 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 (vəhrkāna) and Parthian 𐭅𐭓𐭊𐭍 (wrkn /⁠Wurgān⁠/)).

Equivalent to 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gurg, “wolf”) + suffix.

Proper noun

𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 • (Gurgān)

Gurgan, Gorgan (old city)
satrapy of Gorgan, Hyrcania

Derived terms

𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭𐭩𐭪𐭩 (Gurgānīg)

Related terms

𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢 (gurg)

Descendants

Ancient Greek: Γουργάν (Gourgán)
Arabic: جُرْجَان (jurjān)
Persian: گرگان (gorgân)

References

Muhammad Yusof Kiani (December 15, 2002), "GORGĀN iv. Archeology", Encyclopædia Iranica

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