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): /ˈmuɣ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mʊɣ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mʊɣ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [muɣ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [moɢ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [muʁ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	muġ
Dari reading^?	muġ
Iranian reading^?	moġ
Tajik reading^?	muġ

Noun

مُغ • (moġ) (plural مُغان (moġân), or مُغ‌ها (moġ-hâ))

(Zoroastrianism) magus
Synonyms: گبر, مجوس, موبد, روحانی زرتشتی, کاتوزی
- 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 moġân 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.

Derived terms

مغبد (muġbad / moġbad, “mobad”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: muğ

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɣ/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɣ]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mäɣ]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mäɣ]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɢ̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäʁ]

Readings
Classical reading^?	maġ
Dari reading^?	maġ
Iranian reading^?	maġ
Tajik reading^?	maġ

Adjective

مغ • (maġ)

(dated) deep, abyssal
Synonyms: ژرف, عمیق, گود, ژرفا, عمق, گودی