Persian

Alternative forms

• گیسو ‎(gisu)

Noun

گیس • ‎(gis) ‎(plural گیس‌ها ‎(gis-hâ))

1. long hair (of a woman)
2. ringlet of hair, a forelock, a sidelock, curl
3. plait, braid

Synonyms

• مو ‎(mu)

Derived terms

• کلاه‌گیس ‎(kolâh-gis)
• گیسو ‎(gisu)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “گیس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
• MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “gēs”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press