یوغ

Persian

Alternative forms

یغ‎ (yoğ), جوغ‎ (juğ), جغ‎ (joğ)

Etymology

From earlier ‎ (joğ), from Middle Persian ywg (juğ, “yoke”), from Proto-Iranian *yugám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *yugám, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm. From the same root are ‎ (joft) and, via Greek and Arabic, ‎ (zowj), both meaning “pair, couple; partner; even number”. Cognate with English yoke.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /juːɣ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /juːɣ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /juːɢ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /juɣ/

Noun

Iranian Persian	یوغ
Dari	یوغ
Tajik	юғ (yuġ)

یوغ • (yuğ) (plural یوغ‌ها‎ (yuğ-hâ))

yoke

Related terms

جفت‎ (joft)

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