مغ

See also: مع

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭥 (mgw /⁠mow⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /⁠maguš⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɣ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊɣ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊɣ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊɣ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [muɣ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [moɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [muʁ]

Readings
Classical reading?	muġ
Dari reading?	muġ
Iranian reading?	moġ
Tajik reading?	muġ

Noun

مُغ • (moġ) (plural مُغان (moġân), or مُغ‌ها (moġ-hâ))

1. (Zoroastrianism) magus

   Synonyms: گبر, مجوس, موبد, روحانی زرتشتی, کاتوزی

   • c. 1585, عرفی شیرازی ('Orfi Shirazi), “Poem 56”, in قصیده‌ها:

     توشعار ملت اسلامیان بگذار اگر خواهی، که در دیر مغان آیی و اسرار نهان بینی.

     še'âr-e mellat-e eslâmiyân bogzâr agar xâhi, ke dar deyr-e moġân âyi o asrâr-e nehân bini.

     Put aside the customs of the Muslim people if you wish, that you may enter the temples of the magi and see [their] arcane secrets.

Derived terms

• مغبد (muġbad / moġbad, “mobad”)

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: muğ

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian mγ (maγ, “hole”). Compare مغاک (mağâk, “hole, pit).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɣ/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɣ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɣ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɣ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɣ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɢ̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäʁ]

Readings
Classical reading?	maġ
Dari reading?	maġ
Iranian reading?	maġ
Tajik reading?	maġ

Adjective

مغ • (maġ)

1. (dated) deep, abyssal

   Synonyms: ژرف, عمیق, گود, ژرفا, عمق, گودی