مغز

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See also: معز

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مغز (mağz).

Noun

مغز (mağz)

  1. brain, the organ which controls the central nervous system
    Synonyms: بینی (beyni), دماغ (demağ), مخ (muh)
  2. kernel, marrow, pith, core, essence of a thing
    Synonyms: اوز (öz), لب (lubb), مخ (muh)
  3. (by extension) mind, sense, understanding, intellect

Further reading

Persian

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Etymology

    From Middle Persian (mzg /⁠mazg⁠/, brain, marrow), from Proto-Iranian *mazgáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mazgʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰos. Cognate of English marrow.

    Pronunciation

    Readings
    Classical reading? mağz
    Dari reading? mağz
    Iranian reading? mağz
    Tajik reading? maġz
    • Audio (Iran):(file)

    Noun

    Dari مغز
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik мағз

    مغز (mağz) (plural مغزها (mağz-hâ))

    1. brain
    2. marrow

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Gujarati: મગજ (magaj)
    • Hindi: मग़ज़ (maġaz)
    • Ottoman Turkish: مغز (mağz)