Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مرغ (murg, bird), from Middle Iranian *murγ (bird), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh (bird).

Noun

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مرغ (mürg) (definite accusative مرغی (mürgü), plural مرغلر (mürgler))

  1. bird, any member of the class of animals Aves, characterized by having feathers and wings
    Synonyms: طیر (tayr), قوش (kuş)
  2. fowl, any bird in the order Galliformes, including chickens, turkeys, pheasant and partridges
    Synonyms: دجاج (decac), طاوق (tavuk)
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  • Turkish: mürg, murg

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic [Term?].

Noun

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مرغ (merg) (definite accusative مرغی (mergi), plural مرغلر (mergler))

  1. meadow, a field or pasture covered or cultivated with grass, usually intended to be mown for hay
    Synonyms: چایر (çayır), مرج (merc), یشیللك (yeşillik)
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Further reading

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Pashto

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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مرغ (mrağm

  1. a weight used in bodybuilding
  2. a large stone at just the weight that a man can lift, and used in the game or exercise of putting the stone

Declension

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Declension of مرغ
singular plural
direct مرغ (mrağ) مرغونه (mrağuna)
oblique مرغ (mrağ) مرغونو (mrağuno)
vocative مرغه (mrağa) مرغونو (mrağuno)

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  • Raverty, H. G. (1867) “مرغ”, 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

Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Iranian *murγ (bird) from Proto-Iranian *mr̥gáh (bird). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (mwlw' /⁠murw⁠/), Parthian [Manichaean needed] (mwrg /⁠murγ⁠/), Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀 (mərəγa), Pashto مرغه (mërğë), Ossetian маргъ (marǧ), Baluchi مرگ (murg), Old Armenian սիրամարգ (siramarg) and լորամարգ (loramarg).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? murġ
Dari reading? murġ
Iranian reading? morġ
Tajik reading? murġ
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

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Dari مرغ
Iranian Persian
Tajik мурғ

مرغ (morġ) (plural مرغ‌ها, or مرغان)

  1. hen
    تخمگذاری مرغtoxmgozâri-ye morġhen laying eggs
  2. (synecdochically) chicken (regardless of sex)
  3. (archaic or poetic) bird
  4. (archaic or poetic) nightingale
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Descendants

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