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	wî 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