غو

Arabic

Noun

غُو • (ḡū) m

1. go (“board game”)

Declension

Declension of noun غُو (ḡū)

Singular	singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	غُو ḡū	الْغُو al-ḡū	غُو ḡū
Nominative	غُو ḡū	الْغُو al-ḡū	غُو ḡū
Accusative	غُو ḡū	الْغُو al-ḡū	غُو ḡū
Genitive	غُو ḡū	الْغُو al-ḡū	غُو ḡū

Pashto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣo/

Noun

غو • (ğo) m (plural غو)

1. sexual intercourse, coitus, fucking

References

• Raverty, H. G. (1867) “غو”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate
• Pashto-English Dictionary 2015 Qamsona.com

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣaw]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäw]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣäw]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣäw]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣäw]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qow]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁäw]

Readings
Classical reading?	ğaw
Dari reading?	ğaw
Iranian reading?	ğow
Tajik reading?	ġav

Noun

غو • (ğav)

Dari	غو
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ғав

1. cry, clamor, thunder

Derived terms

• غوغا (ğavğâ)

References

• Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “غو”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 623b
• Wolff, Fritz (1935) Glossar zu Firdosis Schahname‎^[2] (in German), Berlin: Reichsdruckerei, page 600b