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
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ˈfaɣ/, /ˈfuɣ/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [fäɣ], [fʊɣ]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [fæɢ̥], [foɢ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [fäʁ], [fuʁ]
| 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)
- idol
- (figurative) beloved, sweetheart
- (figurative) good looker, beauty
- (figurative) friend, companion
- (obsolete, in compounds) God