مرغ
Pashto
FWOTD – 18 February 2019
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mraɣ/
Noun
مرغ • (mrağ) m
- a weight used in bodybuilding
- a large stone at just the weight that a man can lift, and used in the game or exercise of putting the stone
Declension
declension of مرغ
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct | مرغ (mrağ) | مرغونه (mrağuna) | |
| oblique | مرغ (mrağ) | مرغونو (mrağuno) | |
| vocative | مرغه (mrağa) | مرغونو (mrağuno) |
References
- Raverty, H. G. (1867), “مرغ”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate
- Pashto English Dictionary
Persian
Etymology
From Middle Iranian *murγ (“bird”) from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh (“bird”). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (mwlw' /murw/), Parthian [Manichaean needed] (mwrg /murγ/), Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀 (mərəγa), Pashto مرغه (mërğë), Ossetian маргъ (marǧ), Baluchi مرگ (murg), Old Armenian սիրամարգ (siramarg) and լորամարգ (loramarg).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian): IPA(key): /muɾɣ/
- (Dari): IPA(key): /mʊɾɣ/
- (Iranian Persian): IPA(key): /moɾɢ/
- (Tajik): IPA(key): /muɾɣ/
Noun
مرغ • (morğ) (plural مرغها (morğ-hâ) or مرغان (morğân))
| Dari | مرغ |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | мурғ (murġ) |
- (archaic) bird
- hen
Derived terms
- مرغابی (morğâbi)
- تخم مرغ (toxm-e-morğ)
- مرغ مگسخوار (morğ-e magas-xâr)
- شترمرغ (šotormorğ)
Related terms
- سیمرغ (Simorğ)
Descendants
- → Ottoman Turkish: مرغ (mürg)
- Turkish: murg