گرس

Persian

Alternative forms
  • گروس (gorus)

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wls /⁠wars⁠/, “hair”), from Proto-Iranian *wálśah (Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (varəsa, “hair (on the head)”), Sogdian [script needed] (wrs /⁠wars⁠/, “hair”) and Northern Kurdish pirç (pirč, “hair on the head”) ) , from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wálćas (Cognate with Sanskrit वल्श (válśa, “twig, sprout”)), from Proto-Indo-European *wólḱ-o-s (Cognate with Proto-Slavic *volsъ (“hair”) ). Akin to Old Armenian վարս (vars, “hair”) and վարշամակ (varšamak, “handkerchief; headband”), Iranian borrowings.

Noun

گرس • (gors)

  1. curl, ringlet
  2. braid

References
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “wars”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
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