رگ

See also: رک and زك

Persian

Etymology

    From Middle Persian lk' (rag), from Proto-Iranian *HraháH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HrasáH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rṓs. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫡𐫃 (rg /⁠rag⁠/), Khotanese [script needed] (rrā-) and Old Armenian երակ (erak), an Iranian borrowing.

    Pronunciation

     

    Readings
    Classical reading? rag
    Dari reading? rag
    Iranian reading? rag
    Tajik reading? rag

    Noun

    رگ • (rag) (plural رگ‌ها)

    1. blood vessel; arteries, capillaries or veins.
      • 2025, “مثل مریضی”, performed by از شنبه:
        دنبالت میگردم هر جایی میرم / هر چقد دورتر نمیری از یادم / مثل زخمای تنم ریشه‌ی وجودم/ مثل مریضی از توی رگ‌هام/ دیگه پاک نمیشی هر جایی میرم
        donbalet migardam har jâyi miram / har čeqad durtar nemiri az yâdam / mesl-e zaxmâ-ye tanam riše-ye vojudam / mesl-e marizi az tu-ye raghâm / dige pâk nemiši har jâyi miram
        I'll come after you wherever I go / however farther you won't leave my memory / like the wounds of my body, the root of my existence / like a sickness from the inside of my veins / you won't be erased anymore wherever I go

    Derived terms

    Punjabi

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Classical Persian رَگ (rag).

      Noun

      رَگ • (ragf (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਗ)

      1. (anatomy) blood vessel, artery or vein

      Declension

      Declension of رگ
      singular plural
      direct رَگ (rag) رَگاں (ragāṉ)
      oblique رَگ (rag) رَگاں (ragāṉ)
      vocative رَگے (rage) رَگو (rago)
      ablative رَگوں (ragoṉ) رَگاں (ragāṉ)
      locative رَگی (ragī) رَگِیں (ragīṉ)
      instrumental رَگِیں (ragīṉ) رَگے (rage)