See also: مكس

Khalaj

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Noun

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مَگَس (mağas or məgəs) (definite accusative مَگَسی or مَگَسؽ, plural مَگَسلَر or مَگَسلار)

  1. Arabic spelling of mağas, məgəs (fly)

Declension

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Persian

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (mks /⁠magas⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *makácaH, ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mákš (fly). Compare Sanskrit मशक (maśaka).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? magas
Dari reading? magas
Iranian reading? magas
Tajik reading? magas

Noun

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Dari مَگَس
Iranian Persian
Tajik магас

مگس (magas) (plural مگس‌ها (magas-hâ))

  1. fly (insect)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Central Kurdish: مەگەز (megez)
  • Khalaj: mağas
  • Ottoman Turkish: مگس (meges)