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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