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شقا

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Arabic

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Verb

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شَقَا (šaqā) I (non-past يَشْقُو (yašqū), verbal noun شَقْو (šaqw)) (transitive)

  1. to make unhappy, to make wretched, to distress

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَقَاء (šaqāʔ, misery, wretchedness); the meaning "joke, prank" may be an ironic derivation from the Arabic word.

Noun

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شقا (şaka) (definite accusative شقای (şakayı), plural شقالر (şakalar))

  1. misery, wretchedness, an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering
  2. joke, prank, jest, anything said or done in amusement, not in seriousness
    Synonyms: اویون (oyun), لطیفه (latife)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Turkish: şaka
  • Albanian: shaka
  • Armenian: շախա (šaxa)
  • Iraqi Arabic: شقة (šaqa)

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