"مرو" meaning in Persian

See مرو in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [maɾw] [Classical-Persian], [mäɾw] [Dari, formal], [mäɾw] [Dari, formal], [mäɾw] [Kabuli], [mäɾw] (note: Hazaragi), [mæɹv] [Iran, formal], [mäɾw] [Tajik, formal] Forms: marv [romanization]
Etymology: From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥 (mlc' /⁠marw⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎦 (m-r-gu /⁠margu⁠/). Etymology templates: {{inh|fa|pal|𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥|tr=mlc'|ts=marw}} Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥 (mlc' /⁠marw⁠/), {{inh|fa|peo|𐎶𐎼𐎦|tr=m-r-gu|ts=margu}} Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎦 (m-r-gu /⁠margu⁠/) Head templates: {{head|fa|proper noun|||||head=|head2=|head3=|head4=|id=|tr=marv|tr2=|tr3=|tr4=}} مرو • (marv), {{fa-proper noun|tr=marv}} مرو • (marv)
  1. Merv (region, city)
    Sense id: en-مرو-fa-name-3BtkKiGn Categories (other): Old Persian terms with redundant transliterations, Persian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old Persian terms with redundant transliterations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Persian entries with incorrect language header: 72 28
  2. (historical) Margiana Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-مرو-fa-name-CgiGcZ8u
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: مروزی (marvazi)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "marvazi",
      "word": "مروزی"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥",
        "tr": "mlc'",
        "ts": "marw"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥 (mlc' /⁠marw⁠/)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "peo",
        "3": "𐎶𐎼𐎦",
        "tr": "m-r-gu",
        "ts": "margu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎦 (m-r-gu /⁠margu⁠/)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥 (mlc' /⁠marw⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎦 (m-r-gu /⁠margu⁠/).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "marv",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "head4": "",
        "id": "",
        "tr": "marv",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": "",
        "tr4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "مرو • (marv)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "marv"
      },
      "expansion": "مرو • (marv)",
      "name": "fa-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Persian terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Merv (region, city)"
      ],
      "id": "en-مرو-fa-name-3BtkKiGn",
      "links": [
        [
          "Merv",
          "Merv"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Margiana"
      ],
      "id": "en-مرو-fa-name-CgiGcZ8u",
      "links": [
        [
          "Margiana",
          "Margiana"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Margiana"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[maɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mæɹv]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "مرو"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Old Persian terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Persian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Persian lemmas",
    "Persian proper nouns",
    "Persian terms derived from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms derived from Old Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Middle Persian",
    "Persian terms inherited from Old Persian",
    "Persian terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "marvazi",
      "word": "مروزی"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥",
        "tr": "mlc'",
        "ts": "marw"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥 (mlc' /⁠marw⁠/)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "peo",
        "3": "𐎶𐎼𐎦",
        "tr": "m-r-gu",
        "ts": "margu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎦 (m-r-gu /⁠margu⁠/)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Persian 𐭰𐭠𐭫𐭥 (mlc' /⁠marw⁠/), from Old Persian 𐎶𐎼𐎦 (m-r-gu /⁠margu⁠/).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "marv",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "head": "",
        "head2": "",
        "head3": "",
        "head4": "",
        "id": "",
        "tr": "marv",
        "tr2": "",
        "tr3": "",
        "tr4": ""
      },
      "expansion": "مرو • (marv)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "tr": "marv"
      },
      "expansion": "مرو • (marv)",
      "name": "fa-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Persian",
  "lang_code": "fa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Merv (region, city)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Merv",
          "Merv"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Persian terms with historical senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Margiana"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Margiana",
          "Margiana"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(historical) Margiana"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[maɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Persian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Dari",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Kabuli"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "note": "Hazaragi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mæɹv]",
      "tags": [
        "Iran",
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mäɾw]",
      "tags": [
        "Tajik",
        "formal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "مرو"
}

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