aşiq

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq). Doublet of aşıq

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑːˈʃiɡ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧şiq

Adjective

aşiq

  1. (poetic) in love with, enamored of
    Sənə aşiqəm.I am in love with you.

Further reading

  • aşiq” in Obastan.com.

Northern Kurdish

Etymology

From Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq, admirer, lover, adorer), from the active participle of عَشِقَ (ʕašiqa, to love), derived from the root ع ش ق (ʕ š q).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈʃɪq/

Noun

aşiq or ‘aşiq m (Arabic spelling ئاشق or عاشق)

  1. one who is in love or smitten
    Synonyms: dildar, dilketî, evîndar
  2. singer; bard, minstrel
    Synonym: dengbêj
  3. Roma, Romani, Gypsy
    Synonyms: boşe, dome, lulî, mirtib, qereçî

Declension

Declension of aşiq
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative aşiq aşiq
construct aşiqê aşiqên
oblique aşiqî aşiqan
demonstrative oblique aşiqî wan aşiqan
vocative aşiqo aşiqino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative aşiqek aşiqin
construct aşiqekî aşiqine
oblique aşiqekî aşiqinan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “aşiq”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 16