نازك

See also: نازک

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish نازك (nâzük, nâzik), from Classical Persian نازک (nâzok, nâzak, “delicate, thin”), ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (n'cwk' /⁠nāzuk⁠/). According to Nishanyan, the transformation of the final vowel from /u/ or /y/ to /i/ occurred in the 13th century, since this form is found in nearly all Turkic borrowings of the word, including the more Persianized languages such as Uzbek nozik and Azerbaijani nazik.

Adjective

نازك • (nâzik) (comparative دخی نازك (dahı nâzik), superlative اك نازك (eñ nâzik))

  1. delicate, tender, easily damaged or requiring careful handling or treatment, not strong or durable
    Synonym: حساس (hassas)
  2. delicate, elegant, graceful, refined, adapted to please an elegant taste, having or exhibiting grace
    Synonyms: ظریف (zârif), وقور (vakûr)
  3. slim, thin, meager, slender, lithe, skinny, having little body fat or flesh, often in a way that is attractive
    Synonyms: آریق (arık), جلیز (cılız), صیصقه (sıska), ضعیف (zaʼif), نارین (narin)
  4. polite, well-mannered, courteous, having good manners, conforming to standards of good behaviour
    Synonyms: تربیه‌لو (terbiyeli), كبار (kibar), مؤدب (müʼeddeb)

Derived terms

  • نازك ادا (nâzik edâ, “delicate in tone or manner”)
  • نازك اندام (nâzik endâm, “graceful”)
  • نازك مزاج (nâzik mizâc, “delicate in habit”)
  • نازك وجود (nâzik vücud, “delicate in body”)
  • نازكانه (nâzikâne, “delicately, gently”)
  • نازكلك (nâziklik, “delicacy; politeness”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: nazik
  • → Albanian: nazik

Further reading

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