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Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian 𐭬𐭢𐭥 (mgw /mow/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐎢𐏁 (m-gu-u-š /maguš/).
Pronunciation
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muğ
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muğ
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moğ
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| Tajik reading?
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muġ
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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.
Etymology 2
From Middle Persian mγ (maγ, “hole”). Compare مغاک (mağâk, “hole, pit).
Pronunciation
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mağ
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mağ
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mağ
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maġ
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Adjective
مغ • (mağ)
- (dated) deep, abyssal