আশিকী

Bengali

Alternative forms

• আশিকি (aśiki), আশেকী (aśeki), আশেকি (aśeki)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

Noun

আশিকী • (aśiki)

1. love

   Synonyms: প্রেম (prem), পেয়ার (peẏar), প্রীতি (priti), মহব্বত (mohobbot), ইশক (iśok), ভালোবাসা (bhalōbaśa)

2. romance, passion