шәп
Appearance
Bashkir
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Perhaps from Arabic شَابّ (šābb, “young”). However, the semantic shift looks dubious.
Compare with Karakhanid [script needed] (šeb, “fast, promptly, immediately”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]шәп • (şəp)
- fast, quick, speedy, rapid
- good; marvelous, wonderful etc.
- Бынау заманда алтын ҡуллы шәп ирҙе ҡайҙан таптың?
- Bınaw zamanda altın qullı şəp irźe qayźan taptıñ?
- Where did you find (such) a neat-handed, wonderful husband these days?
Synonyms
[edit]- тиҙ (tiź)
Antonyms
[edit]- яй (yay)
References
[edit]- ^ Nadeljajev, V. M.; Nasilov, D. M.; Tenišev, E. R.; Ščerbak, A. M., editors (1969), Drevnetjurkskij slovarʹ [Dictionary of Old Turkic] (in Russian), Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, Nauka, page 522