ᠭᠥ‍ᠭᠠ‍ᠷ

Middle Mongol

Etymology

From Persian گوهر mainly used in literature and poetry.

Noun

ᠭᠥ‍ᠭᠠ‍ᠷ (gö‍ɣa‍r)

1. gem diamond jewel
2. essence matter
   • (Can we date this quote?), Muhammad al-Samarqandi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     ᠪᠢ‍‍ᠯᠢ‍ᠭ᠋
     ᠨᠢᠭᠡᠨ
     ᠳᠠᠯᠠᠢ
     ᠪᠣ‍ᠶᠣ‍
     ᠭᠥ‍ᠭᠠ‍ᠷ
     ᠲᠠ‍ᠨ‍ᠳᠠ‍ᠴᠠ
     ᠬᠠ‍ᠷᠢ‍‍ᠶᠣ
     ᠪᠢ‍‍ᠯ‍ᠭᠥ‍ᠨ
     ᠶᠣ‍ᠰᠣ‍ᠨᠢ
     ᠪᠢᠯᠢᠭᠲᠦ
     ᠬᠦᠮᠦᠨ
     ᠮᠡᠳᠡᠬᠦ.

     bi‍‍li‍g nigen dalai bo‍yo‍ gö‍ɣa‍r ta‍n‍da‍ča qa‍ri‍‍yo bi‍‍l‍gö‍n yo‍so‍ni biliɣtü kümün medekü.

     Knowledge is an ocean, the jewel retreats before it, the law of knowledge, the wise man knows.