عاشق

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ع ش ق (ʕ š q)
5 terms

Derived from the active participle of عَشِقَ (ʕašiqa, “to love”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.ʃiq/

Adjective

عَاشِق • (ʕāšiq) (feminine عَاشِقَة (ʕāšiqa), masculine plural عَاشِقُونَ (ʕāšiqūna) or عُشَّاق (ʕuššāq), feminine plural عَاشِقَات (ʕāšiqāt) or عَوَاشِق (ʕawāšiq))

  1. in love with, enamored of, infatuated with

Declension

Declension of adjective عَاشِق (ʕāšiq)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal عَاشِق
ʕāšiq 		الْعَاشِق
al-ʕāšiq 		عَاشِقَة
ʕāšiqa 		الْعَاشِقَة
al-ʕāšiqa
nominative عَاشِقٌ
ʕāšiqun 		الْعَاشِقُ
al-ʕāšiqu 		عَاشِقَةٌ
ʕāšiqatun 		الْعَاشِقَةُ
al-ʕāšiqatu
accusative عَاشِقًا
ʕāšiqan 		الْعَاشِقَ
al-ʕāšiqa 		عَاشِقَةً
ʕāšiqatan 		الْعَاشِقَةَ
al-ʕāšiqata
genitive عَاشِقٍ
ʕāšiqin 		الْعَاشِقِ
al-ʕāšiqi 		عَاشِقَةٍ
ʕāšiqatin 		الْعَاشِقَةِ
al-ʕāšiqati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal عَاشِقَيْن
ʕāšiqayn 		الْعَاشِقَيْن
al-ʕāšiqayn 		عَاشِقَتَيْن
ʕāšiqatayn 		الْعَاشِقَتَيْن
al-ʕāšiqatayn
nominative عَاشِقَانِ
ʕāšiqāni 		الْعَاشِقَانِ
al-ʕāšiqāni 		عَاشِقَتَانِ
ʕāšiqatāni 		الْعَاشِقَتَانِ
al-ʕāšiqatāni
accusative عَاشِقَيْنِ
ʕāšiqayni 		الْعَاشِقَيْنِ
al-ʕāšiqayni 		عَاشِقَتَيْنِ
ʕāšiqatayni 		الْعَاشِقَتَيْنِ
al-ʕāšiqatayni
genitive عَاشِقَيْنِ
ʕāšiqayni 		الْعَاشِقَيْنِ
al-ʕāšiqayni 		عَاشِقَتَيْنِ
ʕāšiqatayni 		الْعَاشِقَتَيْنِ
al-ʕāšiqatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural‎;
basic broken plural triptote 		sound feminine plural‎;
basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal عَاشِقِين‎; عُشَّاق
ʕāšiqīn‎; ʕuššāq 		الْعَاشِقِين‎; الْعُشَّاق
al-ʕāšiqīn‎; al-ʕuššāq 		عَاشِقَات‎; عَوَاشِق
ʕāšiqāt‎; ʕawāšiq 		الْعَاشِقَات‎; الْعَوَاشِق
al-ʕāšiqāt‎; al-ʕawāšiq
nominative عَاشِقُونَ‎; عُشَّاقٌ
ʕāšiqūna‎; ʕuššāqun 		الْعَاشِقُونَ‎; الْعُشَّاقُ
al-ʕāšiqūna‎; al-ʕuššāqu 		عَاشِقَاتٌ‎; عَوَاشِقُ
ʕāšiqātun‎; ʕawāšiqu 		الْعَاشِقَاتُ‎; الْعَوَاشِقُ
al-ʕāšiqātu‎; al-ʕawāšiqu
accusative عَاشِقِينَ‎; عُشَّاقًا
ʕāšiqīna‎; ʕuššāqan 		الْعَاشِقِينَ‎; الْعُشَّاقَ
al-ʕāšiqīna‎; al-ʕuššāqa 		عَاشِقَاتٍ‎; عَوَاشِقَ
ʕāšiqātin‎; ʕawāšiqa 		الْعَاشِقَاتِ‎; الْعَوَاشِقَ
al-ʕāšiqāti‎; al-ʕawāšiqa
genitive عَاشِقِينَ‎; عُشَّاقٍ
ʕāšiqīna‎; ʕuššāqin 		الْعَاشِقِينَ‎; الْعُشَّاقِ
al-ʕāšiqīna‎; al-ʕuššāqi 		عَاشِقَاتٍ‎; عَوَاشِقَ
ʕāšiqātin‎; ʕawāšiqa 		الْعَاشِقَاتِ‎; الْعَوَاشِقِ
al-ʕāšiqāti‎; al-ʕawāšiqi

Noun

عَاشِق • (ʕāšiq) m (plural عَاشِقُونَ (ʕāšiqūna) or عُشَّاق (ʕuššāq), feminine عَاشِقَة (ʕāšiqa))

  1. admirer, lover, adorer

Usage notes

In many descendants the word has taken on the meaning of “ashugh, mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour”. This sense developed in Turkic, according to Sevortjan (apud Anikin) under the influence of Armenian. According to Asatryan, the term is of Sufi origin.

Declension

Declension of noun عَاشِق (ʕāšiq)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal عَاشِق
ʕāšiq 		الْعَاشِق
al-ʕāšiq 		عَاشِق
ʕāšiq 		عَاشِقَة
ʕāšiqa 		الْعَاشِقَة
al-ʕāšiqa 		عَاشِقَة
ʕāšiqat
nominative عَاشِقٌ
ʕāšiqun 		الْعَاشِقُ
al-ʕāšiqu 		عَاشِقُ
ʕāšiqu 		عَاشِقَةٌ
ʕāšiqatun 		الْعَاشِقَةُ
al-ʕāšiqatu 		عَاشِقَةُ
ʕāšiqatu
accusative عَاشِقًا
ʕāšiqan 		الْعَاشِقَ
al-ʕāšiqa 		عَاشِقَ
ʕāšiqa 		عَاشِقَةً
ʕāšiqatan 		الْعَاشِقَةَ
al-ʕāšiqata 		عَاشِقَةَ
ʕāšiqata
genitive عَاشِقٍ
ʕāšiqin 		الْعَاشِقِ
al-ʕāšiqi 		عَاشِقِ
ʕāšiqi 		عَاشِقَةٍ
ʕāšiqatin 		الْعَاشِقَةِ
al-ʕāšiqati 		عَاشِقَةِ
ʕāšiqati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal عَاشِقَيْن
ʕāšiqayn 		الْعَاشِقَيْن
al-ʕāšiqayn 		عَاشِقَيْ
ʕāšiqay 		عَاشِقَتَيْن
ʕāšiqatayn 		الْعَاشِقَتَيْن
al-ʕāšiqatayn 		عَاشِقَتَيْ
ʕāšiqatay
nominative عَاشِقَانِ
ʕāšiqāni 		الْعَاشِقَانِ
al-ʕāšiqāni 		عَاشِقَا
ʕāšiqā 		عَاشِقَتَانِ
ʕāšiqatāni 		الْعَاشِقَتَانِ
al-ʕāšiqatāni 		عَاشِقَتَا
ʕāšiqatā
accusative عَاشِقَيْنِ
ʕāšiqayni 		الْعَاشِقَيْنِ
al-ʕāšiqayni 		عَاشِقَيْ
ʕāšiqay 		عَاشِقَتَيْنِ
ʕāšiqatayni 		الْعَاشِقَتَيْنِ
al-ʕāšiqatayni 		عَاشِقَتَيْ
ʕāšiqatay
genitive عَاشِقَيْنِ
ʕāšiqayni 		الْعَاشِقَيْنِ
al-ʕāšiqayni 		عَاشِقَيْ
ʕāšiqay 		عَاشِقَتَيْنِ
ʕāšiqatayni 		الْعَاشِقَتَيْنِ
al-ʕāšiqatayni 		عَاشِقَتَيْ
ʕāšiqatay
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural‎;
basic broken plural triptote 		sound feminine plural‎;
basic broken plural diptote
indefinite definite construct indefinite definite construct
informal عَاشِقِين‎; عُشَّاق
ʕāšiqīn‎; ʕuššāq 		الْعَاشِقِين‎; الْعُشَّاق
al-ʕāšiqīn‎; al-ʕuššāq 		عَاشِقِي‎; عُشَّاق
ʕāšiqī‎; ʕuššāq 		عَاشِقَات‎; عَوَاشِق
ʕāšiqāt‎; ʕawāšiq 		الْعَاشِقَات‎; الْعَوَاشِق
al-ʕāšiqāt‎; al-ʕawāšiq 		عَاشِقَات‎; عَوَاشِق
ʕāšiqāt‎; ʕawāšiq
nominative عَاشِقُونَ‎; عُشَّاقٌ
ʕāšiqūna‎; ʕuššāqun 		الْعَاشِقُونَ‎; الْعُشَّاقُ
al-ʕāšiqūna‎; al-ʕuššāqu 		عَاشِقُو‎; عُشَّاقُ
ʕāšiqū‎; ʕuššāqu 		عَاشِقَاتٌ‎; عَوَاشِقُ
ʕāšiqātun‎; ʕawāšiqu 		الْعَاشِقَاتُ‎; الْعَوَاشِقُ
al-ʕāšiqātu‎; al-ʕawāšiqu 		عَاشِقَاتُ‎; عَوَاشِقُ
ʕāšiqātu‎; ʕawāšiqu
accusative عَاشِقِينَ‎; عُشَّاقًا
ʕāšiqīna‎; ʕuššāqan 		الْعَاشِقِينَ‎; الْعُشَّاقَ
al-ʕāšiqīna‎; al-ʕuššāqa 		عَاشِقِي‎; عُشَّاقَ
ʕāšiqī‎; ʕuššāqa 		عَاشِقَاتٍ‎; عَوَاشِقَ
ʕāšiqātin‎; ʕawāšiqa 		الْعَاشِقَاتِ‎; الْعَوَاشِقَ
al-ʕāšiqāti‎; al-ʕawāšiqa 		عَاشِقَاتِ‎; عَوَاشِقَ
ʕāšiqāti‎; ʕawāšiqa
genitive عَاشِقِينَ‎; عُشَّاقٍ
ʕāšiqīna‎; ʕuššāqin 		الْعَاشِقِينَ‎; الْعُشَّاقِ
al-ʕāšiqīna‎; al-ʕuššāqi 		عَاشِقِي‎; عُشَّاقِ
ʕāšiqī‎; ʕuššāqi 		عَاشِقَاتٍ‎; عَوَاشِقَ
ʕāšiqātin‎; ʕawāšiqa 		الْعَاشِقَاتِ‎; الْعَوَاشِقِ
al-ʕāšiqāti‎; al-ʕawāšiqi 		عَاشِقَاتِ‎; عَوَاشِقِ
ʕāšiqāti‎; ʕawāšiqi

Descendants

  • → Armenian: աշուղ (ašuġ)
  • → Azerbaijani: aşiq, aşıq
  • → Classical Persian: عَاشِق (āšiq)
  • → Crimean Tatar: aşıq
  • → Kipchak:
    Armeno-Kipchak: աշըխ (ašəx)
    Kipchak: asuch (/⁠*ašuq⁠/)
  • Kurdish:
    → Northern Kurdish: aşiq
  • → Malay: asyik, asik
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عاشق (âşık)
    • Turkish: âşık
    • → Albanian: ashik
    • → Bulgarian: аши́к (ašík)
    • → English: ashik, ashiq (or from another Turkic language)
    • → Georgian: აშიკი (ašiḳi)
    • → Greek: ασίκης (asíkis), ασήκης (asíkis)
    • → Macedonian: ашик (ašik)
    • → Middle Armenian: աշըխ (ašəx), աշըղ (ašəġ), աշըք (ašəkʻ)
      • Armenian: աշըխ (ašəx), աշըղ (ašəġ)
    • → Serbo-Croatian:
      Latin script: àšik
      Cyrillic script: а̀шик

References

  • Anikin, A. E. (2007), “ашик”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 1 (а – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 353
  • Anikin, A. E. (2007), “ашуг”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 1 (а – аяюшка), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 355
  • Asatrjan, G. S. (2013), “Парфянское gōsān [Parthian gōsān]”, in С. Р. Тохтасьев, П. Б. Лурье, editors, Commentationes Iranicae. Сборник статей к 90-летию Владимира Ароновича Лившица‎[1] (in Russian), Saint Petersburg: Nestor-Istoriya, →ISBN, page 103 of 102–105
  • Corriente, F. (1997), “ʿŠQ”, in A Dictionary of Andalusi Arabic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East; 29)‎[2], Leiden, New York, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 354b
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “عاشق”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎[3] (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 132
  • Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “عاشق”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 2054.
  • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “aşık1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
  • Seeger, Ulrich (2015), Wörterbuch Palästinensisch-Deutsch‎[4], archived from the original on 5 March 2016, page 407
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “عشق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 614b

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ع ش ق
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕaː.ʃiɡ/, [ʕaː.ʃɪɡ]

Adjective

عَاشِق • (ʕāšig) (feminine عَاشْقة (ʕāšga), common plural عَاشْقين (ʕāšgīn))

  1. admirer, lover, adorer

Khalaj

Adjective

عاشِق (âşıq)

  1. Arabic spelling of âşıq (“in love”)

Northern Kurdish

Noun

عاشق (‘aşiq) m

  1. Arabic spelling of aşiq

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “aşiq”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 16

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq).

Noun

عاشق • (ʿâşık) (definite accusative عاشقی (ʿâşıkı), plural عشاق (ʿuşşâk) or عاشقان (ʿâşıkân), feminine عاشقه (ʿâşıka))

  1. lover, admirer
    عاشق بیقرار ― ʿâşık bîkarâr ― a desperate lover
  2. (mysticism) a dervish

Declension

Declension of عاشق (ʿâşık)
singular plural
nominative عاشق (ʿâşık) عشاق (ʿuşşâk)
definite accusative عاشقی (ʿâşıkı) عشاقی (ʿuşşâkı)
dative عاشقه (ʿâşıka) عشاقه (ʿuşşâka)
locative عاشقده (ʿâşıkda) عشاقده (ʿuşşâkda)
ablative عاشقدن (ʿâşıkdan) عشاقدن (ʿuşşâkdan)
genitive عاشقك (ʿâşıkıñ) عشاقك (ʿuşşâkıñ)
Possessive forms
1st person singular
singular plural
nominative عاشقم (ʿâşıkım) عشاقم (ʿuşşâkım)
definite accusative عاشقمی (ʿâşıkımı) عشاقمی (ʿuşşâkımı)
dative عاشقمه (ʿâşıkıma) عشاقمه (ʿuşşâkıma)
locative عاشقمده (ʿâşıkımda) عشاقمده (ʿuşşâkımda)
ablative عاشقمدن (ʿâşıkımdan) عشاقمدن (ʿuşşâkımdan)
genitive عاشقمك (ʿâşıkımıñ) عشاقمك (ʿuşşâkımıñ)
2nd person singular
singular plural
nominative عاشقك (ʿâşıkıñ) عشاقك (ʿuşşâkıñ)
definite accusative عاشقكی (ʿâşıkıñı) عشاقكی (ʿuşşâkıñı)
dative عاشقكه (ʿâşıkıña) عشاقكه (ʿuşşâkıña)
locative عاشقكده (ʿâşıkıñda) عشاقكده (ʿuşşâkıñda)
ablative عاشقكدن (ʿâşıkıñdan) عشاقكدن (ʿuşşâkıñdan)
genitive عاشقكك (ʿâşıkıñıñ) عشاقكك (ʿuşşâkıñıñ)
3rd person singular
singular plural
nominative عاشقی (ʿâşıkı) عشاقی (ʿuşşâkı)
definite accusative عاشقنی (ʿâşıkını) عشاقنی (ʿuşşâkını)
dative عاشقنه (ʿâşıkına) عشاقنه (ʿuşşâkına)
locative عاشقنده (ʿâşıkında) عشاقنده (ʿuşşâkında)
ablative عاشقندن (ʿâşıkından) عشاقندن (ʿuşşâkından)
genitive عاشقنك (ʿâşıkınıñ) عشاقنك (ʿuşşâkınıñ)
1st person plural
singular plural
nominative عاشقمز (ʿâşıkımız) عشاقمز (ʿuşşâkımız)
definite accusative عاشقمزی (ʿâşıkımızı) عشاقمزی (ʿuşşâkımızı)
dative عاشقمزه (ʿâşıkımıza) عشاقمزه (ʿuşşâkımıza)
locative عاشقمزده (ʿâşıkımızda) عشاقمزده (ʿuşşâkımızda)
ablative عاشقمزدن (ʿâşıkımızdan) عشاقمزدن (ʿuşşâkımızdan)
genitive عاشقمزك (ʿâşıkımızıñ) عشاقمزك (ʿuşşâkımızıñ)
2nd person plural
singular plural
nominative عاشقكز (ʿâşıkıñız) عشاقكز (ʿuşşâkıñız)
definite accusative عاشقكزی (ʿâşıkıñızı) عشاقكزی (ʿuşşâkıñızı)
dative عاشقكزه (ʿâşıkıñıza) عشاقكزه (ʿuşşâkıñıza)
locative عاشقكزده (ʿâşıkıñızda) عشاقكزده (ʿuşşâkıñızda)
ablative عاشقكزدن (ʿâşıkıñızdan) عشاقكزدن (ʿuşşâkıñızdan)
genitive عاشقكزك (ʿâşıkıñızıñ) عشاقكزك (ʿuşşâkıñızıñ)
3rd person plural
singular plural
nominative عاشقلری (ʿâşıkları) عشاقلری (ʿuşşâkları)
definite accusative عاشقلرینی (ʿâşıklarını) عشاقلرینی (ʿuşşâklarını)
dative عاشقلرینه (ʿâşıklarına) عشاقلرینه (ʿuşşâklarına)
locative عاشقلرنده (ʿâşıklarında) عشاقلرنده (ʿuşşâklarında)
ablative عاشقلرندن (ʿâşıklarından) عشاقلرندن (ʿuşşâklarından)
genitive عاشقلرینك (ʿâşıklarınıñ) عشاقلرینك (ʿuşşâklarınıñ)

Derived terms

  • عاشق اولمق (ʿâşık olmak, “to fall in love”)
  • عاشقانه (ʿâşıkâne, “amorous”)
  • عاشقلق (ʿâşıklık, “love, passion”)
Ottoman Turkish terms derived from the Arabic root ع ش ق (0 c, 3 e)

Descendants

  • Turkish: âşık
  • → Albanian: ashik
  • → Bulgarian: аши́к (ašík)
  • → English: ashik, ashiq (or from another Turkic language)
  • → Georgian: აშიკი (ašiḳi)
  • → Greek: ασίκης (asíkis), ασήκης (asíkis)
  • → Macedonian: ашик (ašik)
  • → Middle Armenian: աշըխ (ašəx), աշըղ (ašəġ), աշըք (ašəkʻ)
    • Armenian: աշըխ (ašəx), աշըղ (ašəġ)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Latin script: àšik
    Cyrillic script: а̀шик

Further reading

Pashto

Noun

عاشق • (āšíq) m

  1. lover, amorist

References

  • “عاشق”, in Pashto Dictionary, Peshawar, Pakistan: Pukhtoogle, 2020.
  • Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009), “عاشق”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? āšiq
Dari reading? āšiq
Iranian reading? âšeġ
Tajik reading? ošiq
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Adjective

عاشق • ('âšeq)

  1. loving
  2. amorous
  3. enamoured

Noun

عاشق • ('âšeq) (plural عاشقان ('âšeqân), or عشاق ('oššâq), or عاشق‌ها)

  1. lover

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Descendants

Urdu

Etymology

First attested in c. 1503 as Middle Hindi عاشِق ('aśq), borrowed from Classical Persian عَاشِق (āšiq), from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq).

Pronunciation

Noun

عاشِق • ('āśiq) m (feminine عاشِقَہ ('āśiqa), Hindi spelling आशिक़)

  1. lover
    Synonym: پْریمی (premī)
  2. (by extension) fond, affection

Declension

Declension of عاشق
singular plural
direct عاشِق ('āśiq) عاشِق ('āśiq)
oblique عاشِق ('āśiq) عاشِقوں ('āśiqõ)
vocative عاشِق ('āśiq) عاشِقو ('āśiqo)

Further reading

  • “عاشق”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “عاشق”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “عاشق”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
  • Platts, John T. (1884), “عاشق”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Fallon, S. W. (1879), “عاشق”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
  • John Shakespear (1834), “عاشق”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
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