مغ

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See also: مع

Persian

Etymology 1

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

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Classical reading^?	muğ
Dari reading^?	muğ
Iranian reading^?	moğ
Tajik reading^?	muġ

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 arcane secrets.

Derived terms

مغبد (muğbad / moğbad, “mobad”)

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: muğ

Etymology 2

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

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

Adjective

مغ • (mağ)

(dated) deep, abyssal

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