گروگان
Persian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (glwʾkn' /grawgān/), 𐫃𐫡𐫇𐫃𐫀𐫗 (grwgʾn /grawgān/, “pledge, security”). By surface analysis, گرو (gerow) + ـگان (gân).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ɡi.ɾaw.ˈɡɑːn], [ɡa.ɾaw.ˈɡɑːn]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ɡʲe.ɹow.ɡɒ́ːn]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ɡä.ɾäw.ɡɔ́n]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | girawgān, garawgān |
| Dari reading? | girawgān |
| Iranian reading? | gerowgân |
| Tajik reading? | garavgon |
Noun
[edit]| Dari | گروگان |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | гаравгон |
گروگان • (gerowgân) (plural گروگانان (gerowgânân) or گروگان‌ها (gerowgân-hâ))
- hostage
- 2023 October 26, “فرزند گروگان اسرائیلی: مردم غزه مقصر نیستند و نباید مجازت شوند”, in aa.com.tr, Anadolu Agency:
- متاسفانه مادرم فقط یک شهروند اسرائیلی است، گروگان‌هایی که در روزهای اول آزاد شدند، شهروندان آمریکایی بودند.
- mota'assefâne mâdar-am faqat yek šahrvand-e esrâ'ili ast, gerowgân-hâ-yi ke dar ruz-hâ-ye avval âzâd šodand, šahrvandân-e âmrikâyi budand.
- Unfortunately, my mother is only an Israeli citizen. The hostages who were freed in the first days were American citizens.
- (dated, original sense) pledge, pawn, gage
Derived terms
[edit]- گروگان گرفتن (gerowgân gereftan)
- گروگان‌گیر (gerowgân-gir)
- گروگان‌گیری (gerowgân-giri)