"گنج" meaning in Persian

See گنج in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɡand͡ʒ] [Classical-Persian], [ɡänd͡ʒ] [Dari, formal], [ɡänd͡ʒ] [Dari, formal], [ɡänd͡ʒ] [Kabuli], [ɡänd͡ʒ̥] (note: Hazaragi), [ɡʲænd͡ʒ̥] [Iran, formal], [ɡänd͡ʒ] [Tajik, formal] Forms: ganj [romanization], گنجها [plural]
Etymology: From Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠ganǰ⁠/, “treasure”), from Old Persian [Term?] (/⁠ganza⁠/, “treasure”), probably from Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”). See Arabic كَنْز ("treasure"). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|t=treasure|ts=ganǰ}} Middle Persian [Term?] (/⁠ganǰ⁠/, “treasure”), {{inh|fa|peo|t=treasure|ts=ganza}} Old Persian [Term?] (/⁠ganza⁠/, “treasure”), {{der|fa|xme-old|*ganǰam|t=treasure}} Old Median *ganǰam (“treasure”), {{cog|ar|كَنْز|tr="treasure"}} Arabic كَنْز ("treasure") Head templates: {{head|fa|noun|plural|گنجها|||||f1tr=ganj-hâ|f2tr=|f3tr=|head=|head2=|head3=|tr=ganj|tr2=|tr3=}} گنج • (ganj) (plural گنجها (ganj-hâ)), {{fa-noun|pl=گنجها|tr=ganj}} گنج • (ganj) (plural گنجها (ganj-hâ))
  1. treasure
    Sense id: en-گنج-fa-noun-dK4yP5ua Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 9 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 5 41 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 58 4 38
  2. store
    Sense id: en-گنج-fa-noun-gk2A1xmF
  3. granary
    Sense id: en-گنج-fa-noun-fD9Dw89- Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 9 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: پنج گنج (panj-ganj), گنجه (ganje), گنجور (ganjur), گنجینه (ganjine), گنجینهدار (ganjine-dâr), گنجبان (ganj-bân), گنجنامه (ganj-nâme), گنجیاب (gan-yâb) Related terms: گنزک (ganzak), غزنی (ğazni)
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "How art thou as to affliction, O thou Jesus who hast the (healing) breath of Jesus?\nFor there never was in the world a treasure without a snake.",
          "ref": "c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 1862:",
          "roman": "čōn-ī 'isā-yi 'isa dam zi ranj\nki na-būd andar jahān bē-mār ganj",
          "text": "چونی ای عیسای عیسی دم ز رنج\nکه نبود اندر جهان بیمار گنج",
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      "ipa": "[ɡand͡ʒ]",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡänd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡänd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[ɡänd͡ʒ]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡänd͡ʒ̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɡʲænd͡ʒ̥]",
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[ɡänd͡ʒ]",
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        "formal"
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "گنج"
}
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    "Persian terms derived from Old Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Old Persian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "roman": "panj-ganj",
      "word": "پنج گنج"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ganje",
      "word": "گنجه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ganjur",
      "word": "گنجور"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ganjine",
      "word": "گنجینه"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ganjine-dâr",
      "word": "گنجینهدار"
    },
    {
      "roman": "ganj-bân",
      "word": "گنجبان"
    },
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      "roman": "ganj-nâme",
      "word": "گنجنامه"
    },
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      "roman": "gan-yâb",
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    }
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    },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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          "english": "How art thou as to affliction, O thou Jesus who hast the (healing) breath of Jesus?\nFor there never was in the world a treasure without a snake.",
          "ref": "c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, translated by Reynold A. Nicholson, مثنوی معنوی [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume II, verse 1862:",
          "roman": "čōn-ī 'isā-yi 'isa dam zi ranj\nki na-būd andar jahān bē-mār ganj",
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    {
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        "store"
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        [
          "store",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "granary"
      ],
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        [
          "granary",
          "granary"
        ]
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    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[ɡand͡ʒ]",
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      "ipa": "[ɡänd͡ʒ]",
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      "ipa": "[ɡänd͡ʒ]",
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        "Dari",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡänd͡ʒ̥]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɡʲænd͡ʒ̥]",
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        "Iran",
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[ɡänd͡ʒ]",
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        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "گنج"
}

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