aşk

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عشق ('aşk), from Old Anatolian Turkish عشق (ʼeşq) from Arabic عِشْق (ʕišq). According to Nisanyan, the first vowel was /ı/ until the 18th century, the change to /a/ is unexplained and appears to be unique to Turkish.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʃk/
• (Eastern Anatolia) IPA^(key): [ɛʃk], [-q]

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aşk (definite accusative aşkı, plural aşklar)

1. love (romantic feelings)

   Synonyms: sevgi, sevda, (rare) amor

   • 2022 May 13, Velet, “Aşk Sadece Anlayana”‎^[1]:

     Aynalara, aşk sadece anlayana
     Güzel gözlüm sen bir yana

     To the mirrors, love only to whom understood it
     Aside, you my beautiful eyed lover

2. love, passion

   yaşama aşkı ― passion to live

• “aşk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “aşk”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aşk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük