وغه — English and Urdu Meaning, Phonetics and Definition
وغه (wag̠ẖaʿh) is a Pashto n. f. meaning “A large red worm, particularly the species infesting children” in English او په اردو کې د «[کلاسيک / تاريخي]» معنی لري. Documented in the Open Pashto Lexicon with dual Kandahari and Peshawari phonetic standards, plural form يْ.
Meanings1
ماناوې او تعریفونهد ماشوم په ګېډه کې وغه وه.
“The child had worms in their stomach.”
بچے کے پیٹ میں کیڑے تھے۔
Proverbs (Mataloona)1 unique
ولسي متلونه«لغ وغه لغی وهه، لکړه واخل سپی وهه»
“Talk nonsense and get beaten; pick up a stick and beat the dog.”
فضول بات کرو گے تو مار کھاؤ گے، لاٹھی اٹھا کر کتے کو مارو۔
Grammar — Word forms
د کلمې ګردان او بڼېGrammatical Formحالت او بڼه | پښتو بڼهPashto Form | Phoneticتلفظ |
|---|---|---|
Plural (Classical) | يْ | يْ |
Obl Sg / Dir Plural (-e) | وغې | wag̠ẖaʿhe |
Obl Plural (-o) | وغو | wag̠ẖaʿho |
Vocative Plural (-yo) | وغیو | wag̠ẖaʿhyo |
Examples from corpora2
قاموسي او ادبي شواهدAttested real-world sentences grouped by source. Headwords highlighted in context.
د ماشوم په ګېډه کې وغه وه.
“The child had worms in their stomach.”
بچے کے پیٹ میں کیڑے تھے۔
د وغه د له منځه وړلو لپاره باید درمل واخیستل شی.
“Medicine should be taken to eliminate worms.”
کیڑوں کو ختم کرنے کے لیے دوا لینی چاہیے۔
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Native Pashto
Native Pashto (Raverty 1860)
Lexicographical Profile & Dialect Notes
علمي او ژبني معلوماتGrammar & Morphological Classification
The headword وغه (wag̠ẖaʿh) functions as a n. f. in standard Pashto lexicography. It is categorized under the Feminine nominal class. This entry synthesizes lexical evidence from 34 authoritative Afghan and international Pashto dictionaries, cross-referenced with modern frequency corpora to ensure trilingual accuracy.
Phonological & Dialectal Realization
Pronunciation diverges between the Southwestern (Kandahari) dialect and the Northeastern (Peshawari/Kabuled) standard. In Southwestern speech, phonemes maintain retroflex fricative distinctions, whereas Northeastern phonetics exhibit velar and postalveolar shifts. All acoustic transcriptions conform to the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) standards adopted by the Pashto Academy.