আশিকী

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Bengali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian عاشقی ('āšiqī, being in love, falling in love), derived from عاشق ('āšiq, in love) + ی (), the former from Arabic عاشِق (ʕāšiq). Synchronically analysable as আশিক (aśik, lover) +‎ -ঈ (-i). Cognate with Hindi आशिकी (āśikī)

Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /aʃiki/, [ˈaʃikiˑ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /aʃiki/, [ˈaʃikiˑ]

Noun

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আশিকী (aśiki)

  1. love
    Synonyms: প্রেম (prem), পেয়ার (peẏar), প্রীতি (priti), মহব্বত (mohobbot), ইশক (iśok), ভালোবাসা (bhalōbaśa)
  2. romance, passion