مغ

See also: مع‎

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭥‎ (mgw /mow/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /maguš/).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /muɣ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /mʊɣ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /moɢ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /muɣ/

Noun

مُغ • (moğ) (plural مُغان‎ (moğân) or مُغ‌ها‎ (moğ-hâ))

(Zoroastrianism) magus
- c. 1585, عرفی شیرازی‎ ('Orfi Shirazi), “Poem 56”, in قصیده‌ها:
  ‏توشعار ملت اسلامیان بگذار اگر خواهی، که در دیر مغان آیی و اسرار نهان بینی.‎‎
  še'âr-e mellat-e eslâmiyân bogzâr agar xâhi, ke dar deyr-e moğân âyi o asrâr-e nehân bini.
  Put aside the customs of the Muslim people if you wish, that you may enter the temples of the magi and see [their] arcane secrets.

Etymology 2

From Middle Persian mγ (maγ, “hole”). Compare مغاک (mağâk, “hole, pit).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /maɣ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /maɣ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /mæɢ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /maɣ/

Adjective

مغ • (mağ)

(dated) deep, abyssal

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