садык
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from South Levantine Arabic صديق (ṣadīq), from Arabic صَدِيق (ṣadīq, “friend”), in reference to the alliance between Russia and Baathist Syria.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sɐˈdɨk]
Noun
сады́к • (sadýk) m anim (genitive сады́ка, nominative plural сады́ки, genitive plural сады́ков)
- (military, slang) soldier in the Baathist Syrian Arab Armed Forces
Usage notes
- Used by members of the Russian Armed Forces deployed as part of the Russian intervention in the Syrian civil war.
Declension
Declension of сады́к (anim masc-form velar-stem accent-a)