محض

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْض (maḥḍ).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɦz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɦz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔːz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɦz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɦz]

Readings
Classical reading?	mahz
Dari reading?	mahz
Iranian reading?	mahz
Tajik reading?	mahz

Adjective

محض • (mahz)

1. pure, outright, absolute

   دروغ محض ― doruğ-e mahz ― absolute lie

Preposition

محض • (mahz-e)

1. Short for به محض (be mahz-e, “because of; as soon as”).