aşk
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish عشق ('aşk), from Arabic عِشْق (ʕišq). According to Nisanyan, the first vowel was /ı/ until the 18th century, the change to /a/ is unexplained and appears to be unique to Turkish.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aşk (definite accusative aşkı, plural aşklar)
- love (romantic feelings)
- 2022 May 13, Velet (lyrics and music), “Aşk Sadece Anlayana”[1]:
- Aynalara, aşk sadece anlayana
Güzel gözlüm sen bir yana- To the mirrors, love only to whom understood it
Aside, you my beautiful eyed lover
- To the mirrors, love only to whom understood it
Declension
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Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “aşk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “aşk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük