مرغ

• IPA^(key): /mraɣ/

مرغ • (mrağ) m

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

• 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

From Middle Iranian *murγ (“bird”). Compare Middle Persian mwlw' (murw), Parthian mwrg‎ (murγ), Avestan 𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬖𐬀‎ (mərəγa), Pashto مرغه‎ (mërğë), Ossetian маргъ (marǧ), Baluchi مرگ‎ (murg), Old Armenian սիրամարգ (siramarg) and լորամարգ (loramarg).

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /moɾɣ/

مرغ • (morğ) (plural مرغ‌ها‎ (morğ-hâ) or مرغان‎ (morğân))

1. (archaic) bird
2. hen

• تخم مرغ‎ (toxm-e-morğ)
• مرغ مگس‌خوار‎ (morğ-e magas-xâr)
• سیمرغ‎ (Simorğ)