مرغ

• IPA^(key): /mraɣ/

مرغ • (mrağ) m

1. a weight used in bodybuilding
2. a large stone at just the weight that a man can lift, and used in the game or exercise of putting the stone

• 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

From Middle Iranian *murγ (“bird”) from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh (“bird”). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (mwlw' /murw/), Parthian [Manichaean needed] (mwrg /murγ/), Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀‎ (mər^əγa), Pashto مرغه‎ (mërğë), Ossetian маргъ (marǧ), Baluchi مرگ‎ (murg), Old Armenian սիրամարգ (siramarg) and լորամարգ (loramarg).

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

• (Dari): IPA^(key): /mʊɾɣ/

• (Iranian Persian): IPA^(key): /moɾɢ/
• (Tajik): IPA^(key): /muɾɣ/

مرغ • (morğ) (plural مرغ‌ها‎ (morğ-hâ) or مرغان‎ (morğân))

1. (archaic) bird
2. hen

• مرغابی‎ (morğâbi)
• تخم مرغ‎ (toxm-e morğ)
• مرغ مگس‌خوار‎ (morğ-e magas-xâr)
• شترمرغ‎ (šotormorğ)

• سیمرغ‎ (simorğ)

• → Ottoman Turkish: مرغ‎ (mürg)
  • Turkish: murg