جوهر

Persian

noun
Definitions
  • (rare) jewel
  • (rare) gem
  • (rare) pearl

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic جَوْهَر (jewels, jewel, gem) derived from Persian گوهر (pearl, jewel, name, gem) derived from Middle Persian gwhl (essence, substance, jewel).

Origin

Middle Persian

gwhl

Gloss

essence, substance, jewel

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

玉, 珠

Emoji
💎

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms