طاغ

Arabic

Root
ط غ ي (ṭ-ḡ-y)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of طَغَى (ṭaḡā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tˤaː.ɣin/

Adjective

طَاغٍ • (ṭāḡin) (construct state طَاغِي (ṭāḡī), feminine طَاغِيَة (ṭāḡiya))

1. oppressive, absolutist, dictator
2. common, widespread

Declension

Declension of adjective طَاغٍ (ṭāḡin)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	طَاغِي ṭāḡī	الطَّاغِي aṭ-ṭāḡī	طَاغِيَة ṭāḡiya	الطَّاغِيَة aṭ-ṭāḡiya
Nominative	طَاغٍ ṭāḡin	الطَّاغِي aṭ-ṭāḡī	طَاغِيَةٌ ṭāḡiyatun	الطَّاغِيَةُ aṭ-ṭāḡiyatu
Accusative	طَاغِيًا ṭāḡiyan	الطَّاغِيَ aṭ-ṭāḡiya	طَاغِيَةً ṭāḡiyatan	الطَّاغِيَةَ aṭ-ṭāḡiyata
Genitive	طَاغٍ ṭāḡin	الطَّاغِي aṭ-ṭāḡī	طَاغِيَةٍ ṭāḡiyatin	الطَّاغِيَةِ aṭ-ṭāḡiyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	طَاغِيَيْن ṭāḡiyayn	الطَّاغِيَيْن aṭ-ṭāḡiyayn	طَاغِيَتَيْن ṭāḡiyatayn	الطَّاغِيَتَيْن aṭ-ṭāḡiyatayn
Nominative	طَاغِيَانِ ṭāḡiyāni	الطَّاغِيَانِ aṭ-ṭāḡiyāni	طَاغِيَتَانِ ṭāḡiyatāni	الطَّاغِيَتَانِ aṭ-ṭāḡiyatāni
Accusative	طَاغِيَيْنِ ṭāḡiyayni	الطَّاغِيَيْنِ aṭ-ṭāḡiyayni	طَاغِيَتَيْنِ ṭāḡiyatayni	الطَّاغِيَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭāḡiyatayni
Genitive	طَاغِيَيْنِ ṭāḡiyayni	الطَّاغِيَيْنِ aṭ-ṭāḡiyayni	طَاغِيَتَيْنِ ṭāḡiyatayni	الطَّاغِيَتَيْنِ aṭ-ṭāḡiyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	طَاغِين ṭāḡīn	الطَّاغِين aṭ-ṭāḡīn	طَاغِيَات ṭāḡiyāt	الطَّاغِيَات aṭ-ṭāḡiyāt
Nominative	طَاغُونَ ṭāḡūna	الطَّاغُونَ aṭ-ṭāḡūna	طَاغِيَاتٌ ṭāḡiyātun	الطَّاغِيَاتُ aṭ-ṭāḡiyātu
Accusative	طَاغِينَ ṭāḡīna	الطَّاغِينَ aṭ-ṭāḡīna	طَاغِيَاتٍ ṭāḡiyātin	الطَّاغِيَاتِ aṭ-ṭāḡiyāti
Genitive	طَاغِينَ ṭāḡīna	الطَّاغِينَ aṭ-ṭāḡīna	طَاغِيَاتٍ ṭāḡiyātin	الطَّاغِيَاتِ aṭ-ṭāḡiyāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: taği
• → Kazakh: тағи (taği)
• → Persian: طاغی
• → Ottoman Turkish: طاغی (tâğî)

References

• “طاغ” in Almaany

Kohistani Shina

Noun

طاغ (tāğ)

1. area

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

طاغ • (dağ)

1. Alternative form of داغ (“mountain; hill; mound”)

Derived terms

• تكیر طاغ (Tekir Dağ, “a city in Turkey”)
• طاغ سرچه‌سی (dağ serçesi, “tree sparrow”)
• طاغ كدیسی (dağ kedisi, “jungle cat”)

 

References

• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “طاغ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1224