فغ

Persian

Alternative forms

  • بغ (baġ)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (ORHYA /⁠bag ~ bay⁠/), from Old Persian 𐏎 (BG /⁠bagaʰ⁠⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *bagáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰagás. Possibly a doublet of بیگ (bēg / beyg, aristocratic title).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? faġ, fuġ
Dari reading? faġ, fuġ
Iranian reading? faġ, foġ
Tajik reading? faġ, fuġ

Noun

فَغ or فُغ • (faġ or fuġ / foġ) (plural فغ‌ها, or فغان, Tajik spelling фағ, or фуғ)

  1. idol
    Synonyms: صنم (sanam), بت (but / bot), طاغوت (tāġūt / tâġut)
  2. (figurative) beloved, sweetheart
    Synonyms: صنم (sanam), بت (but / bot), معشوقه (ma'šūqa / ma'šuġe), دلبر (dilbar / delbar), جانان (jānān / jânân)
  3. (figurative) good looker, beauty
    Synonyms: صنم (sanam), بت (but / bot), خوب‌روی (xūb-rōy / xub-ruy), نکوروی (nikōrōy / nekuruy), جمیله (jamīla / jamile), نگار (nigār / negâr)
  4. (figurative) friend, companion
    Synonyms: دوست (dōst / dust), یار (yār / yâr), مصاحب (musāhib / mosâheb), جوره (jōra / jure), رفیق (rafīq / rafiġ)
  5. (obsolete, in compounds) God
    Synonyms: خدا (xudā / xodâ), ایزد (ēzid / ized), یزدان (yazdān / yazdân)
  • بغداد (baġdād / baġdâd)
  • بیستون (bēsutūn / bisotun)
  • فغاک (faġāk / faġâk)
  • فغستان (faġistān / faġestân)
  • فغفور (faġfūr / faġfur)
  • فغفوری (faġfūrī / faġfuri)
  • فغواره (faġwāra / faġvâre)
  • فغکث (faġkas)