مگس

See also: مكس‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مگس‎ (magas, “fly”).

Noun

مگس • (meges)

  1. fly, any insect of the order Diptera
    Synonyms: ذباب‎ (zubab), سیڭك‎ (siñek)

Derived terms

  • مگس انگبین‎ (meges-i engübin, “honeybee”)
  • مگس ران‎ (meges-ran, “flyswatter”)
  • مگس وار‎ (meges-var, “fly-like”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: meges

Further reading

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mks /magas/), from Proto-Iranian *makácaH, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mákš (“fly”). Compare Sanskrit मशक (maśaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /maɡas/

Noun

Dari مَگَس
Iranian Persian
Tajik магас (magas)

مگس • (magas) (plural مگس‌ها‎ (magas-hâ))

  1. fly (insect)

Derived terms

  • مگس خانگی‎ (magas-e xânegi)
  • مگس سرکه‎ (magas-e serke)
  • مگس پراندن‎ (magas parândan)
  • مگسی‎ (magasi)
  • مگس‌خوار‎ (magas-xâr)
  • مگس‌ناک‎ (magas-nâk)
  • مگس‌وار‎ (magas-vâr)
  • مگس‌کش‎ (magas-koš)
  • مگس‌گیر‎ (magas-gir)

Descendants

  • → Central Kurdish: مەگەز‎ (megez)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: مگس‎ (meges)
    • Turkish: meges
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