غور

See also: عور and غوز

Arabic

Root
غ و ر (ḡ w r)
6 terms

Noun

غَوْر • (ḡawr) m (plural أَغْوَار (ʔaḡwār))

1. verbal noun of غَارَ (ḡāra) (form I)
2. depression, sunken place, bottom, low part
3. (figuratively) deepness in thought

Declension

Declension of noun غَوْر (ḡawr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَوْر ḡawr	الْغَوْر al-ḡawr	غَوْر ḡawr
Nominative	غَوْرٌ ḡawrun	الْغَوْرُ al-ḡawru	غَوْرُ ḡawru
Accusative	غَوْرًا ḡawran	الْغَوْرَ al-ḡawra	غَوْرَ ḡawra
Genitive	غَوْرٍ ḡawrin	الْغَوْرِ al-ḡawri	غَوْرِ ḡawri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غَوْرَيْن ḡawrayn	الْغَوْرَيْن al-ḡawrayn	غَوْرَيْ ḡawray
Nominative	غَوْرَانِ ḡawrāni	الْغَوْرَانِ al-ḡawrāni	غَوْرَا ḡawrā
Accusative	غَوْرَيْنِ ḡawrayni	الْغَوْرَيْنِ al-ḡawrayni	غَوْرَيْ ḡawray
Genitive	غَوْرَيْنِ ḡawrayni	الْغَوْرَيْنِ al-ḡawrayni	غَوْرَيْ ḡawray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَغْوَار ʔaḡwār	الْأَغْوَار al-ʔaḡwār	أَغْوَار ʔaḡwār
Nominative	أَغْوَارٌ ʔaḡwārun	الْأَغْوَارُ al-ʔaḡwāru	أَغْوَارُ ʔaḡwāru
Accusative	أَغْوَارًا ʔaḡwāran	الْأَغْوَارَ al-ʔaḡwāra	أَغْوَارَ ʔaḡwāra
Genitive	أَغْوَارٍ ʔaḡwārin	الْأَغْوَارِ al-ʔaḡwāri	أَغْوَارِ ʔaḡwāri

Verb

غَوَّرَ • (ḡawwara) II (non-past يُغَوِّرُ (yuḡawwiru), verbal noun تَغْوِير (taḡwīr))

1. (intransitive) synonym of غَارَ (ḡāra, “to descend, to enter in a state of depression; to seep away”)
2. (transitive) to make depressed, to make enter a low position
3. (phonetics) to palatalize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of غَوَّرَ (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَغْوِير)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَغْوِير taḡwīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُغَوِّر muḡawwir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُغَوَّر muḡawwar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَوَّرْتُ ḡawwartu	غَوَّرْتَ ḡawwarta	غَوَّرَ ḡawwara		غَوَّرْتُمَا ḡawwartumā	غَوَّرَا ḡawwarā		غَوَّرْنَا ḡawwarnā	غَوَّرْتُمْ ḡawwartum	غَوَّرُوا ḡawwarū
	f		غَوَّرْتِ ḡawwarti	غَوَّرَتْ ḡawwarat			غَوَّرَتَا ḡawwaratā			غَوَّرْتُنَّ ḡawwartunna	غَوَّرْنَ ḡawwarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَوِّرُ ʔuḡawwiru	تُغَوِّرُ tuḡawwiru	يُغَوِّرُ yuḡawwiru		تُغَوِّرَانِ tuḡawwirāni	يُغَوِّرَانِ yuḡawwirāni		نُغَوِّرُ nuḡawwiru	تُغَوِّرُونَ tuḡawwirūna	يُغَوِّرُونَ yuḡawwirūna
	f		تُغَوِّرِينَ tuḡawwirīna	تُغَوِّرُ tuḡawwiru			تُغَوِّرَانِ tuḡawwirāni			تُغَوِّرْنَ tuḡawwirna	يُغَوِّرْنَ yuḡawwirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَوِّرَ ʔuḡawwira	تُغَوِّرَ tuḡawwira	يُغَوِّرَ yuḡawwira		تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā	يُغَوِّرَا yuḡawwirā		نُغَوِّرَ nuḡawwira	تُغَوِّرُوا tuḡawwirū	يُغَوِّرُوا yuḡawwirū
	f		تُغَوِّرِي tuḡawwirī	تُغَوِّرَ tuḡawwira			تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā			تُغَوِّرْنَ tuḡawwirna	يُغَوِّرْنَ yuḡawwirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَوِّرْ ʔuḡawwir	تُغَوِّرْ tuḡawwir	يُغَوِّرْ yuḡawwir		تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā	يُغَوِّرَا yuḡawwirā		نُغَوِّرْ nuḡawwir	تُغَوِّرُوا tuḡawwirū	يُغَوِّرُوا yuḡawwirū
	f		تُغَوِّرِي tuḡawwirī	تُغَوِّرْ tuḡawwir			تُغَوِّرَا tuḡawwirā			تُغَوِّرْنَ tuḡawwirna	يُغَوِّرْنَ yuḡawwirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		غَوِّرْ ḡawwir			غَوِّرَا ḡawwirā				غَوِّرُوا ḡawwirū
	f		غَوِّرِي ḡawwirī							غَوِّرْنَ ḡawwirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غُوِّرْتُ ḡuwwirtu	غُوِّرْتَ ḡuwwirta	غُوِّرَ ḡuwwira		غُوِّرْتُمَا ḡuwwirtumā	غُوِّرَا ḡuwwirā		غُوِّرْنَا ḡuwwirnā	غُوِّرْتُمْ ḡuwwirtum	غُوِّرُوا ḡuwwirū
	f		غُوِّرْتِ ḡuwwirti	غُوِّرَتْ ḡuwwirat			غُوِّرَتَا ḡuwwiratā			غُوِّرْتُنَّ ḡuwwirtunna	غُوِّرْنَ ḡuwwirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَوَّرُ ʔuḡawwaru	تُغَوَّرُ tuḡawwaru	يُغَوَّرُ yuḡawwaru		تُغَوَّرَانِ tuḡawwarāni	يُغَوَّرَانِ yuḡawwarāni		نُغَوَّرُ nuḡawwaru	تُغَوَّرُونَ tuḡawwarūna	يُغَوَّرُونَ yuḡawwarūna
	f		تُغَوَّرِينَ tuḡawwarīna	تُغَوَّرُ tuḡawwaru			تُغَوَّرَانِ tuḡawwarāni			تُغَوَّرْنَ tuḡawwarna	يُغَوَّرْنَ yuḡawwarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَوَّرَ ʔuḡawwara	تُغَوَّرَ tuḡawwara	يُغَوَّرَ yuḡawwara		تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā	يُغَوَّرَا yuḡawwarā		نُغَوَّرَ nuḡawwara	تُغَوَّرُوا tuḡawwarū	يُغَوَّرُوا yuḡawwarū
	f		تُغَوَّرِي tuḡawwarī	تُغَوَّرَ tuḡawwara			تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā			تُغَوَّرْنَ tuḡawwarna	يُغَوَّرْنَ yuḡawwarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَوَّرْ ʔuḡawwar	تُغَوَّرْ tuḡawwar	يُغَوَّرْ yuḡawwar		تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā	يُغَوَّرَا yuḡawwarā		نُغَوَّرْ nuḡawwar	تُغَوَّرُوا tuḡawwarū	يُغَوَّرُوا yuḡawwarū
	f		تُغَوَّرِي tuḡawwarī	تُغَوَّرْ tuḡawwar			تُغَوَّرَا tuḡawwarā			تُغَوَّرْنَ tuḡawwarna	يُغَوَّرْنَ yuḡawwarna

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَوْر (ḡawr).

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣawɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäwɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäwɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣäwɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣäwɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qowɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁäwɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ğawr
Dari reading?	ğawr
Iranian reading?	ğowr
Tajik reading?	ġavr

Noun

Dari	غور
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ғавр

غور • (ğowr)

1. (obsolete) profound reflection or contemplation

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣoːɾ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣoːɾ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣoːɾ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣoːɾ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣʊːɾ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qoɹ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁɵɾ]

Readings
Classical reading?	ğōr
Dari reading?	ğōr
Iranian reading?	ğor
Tajik reading?	ġür

Proper noun

Dari	غور
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Ғур

غور • (ğor)

1. Ghor (a province of Afghanistan)

   ولایت غور ― wilāyat-i ğōr ― the province of Ghor, Ghor Province

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غور (ğawr), from Arabic غَوْر (ḡawr, “bottom, depth, (fig.) deepness in thought”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɣɔːɾ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɾ

Noun

غَور • (ġaur) m (Hindi spelling ग़ौर)

1. deep thought, deliberation

   اس فیصلے پر ہم نے کافی غورکیا۔

   is faisle par hamne kāfī ġaur kiyā.

   We put enough thought into this decision.

2. close attention, care

   غور سے سنو ― gaur se sunō ― Listen carefully

References

• “غور”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “غور”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.

Ushojo

Noun

غور (ğōr)

1. the inner part of the throat