چيك
Gulf Arabic
Alternative forms
- جيك
- (country): تشيك
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From English check. Cognate with Hijazi Arabic شيك (šayyak).
Verb
چَيَّك • (čayyak) (imperfective يِچَيِّك (yčayyik))
Noun
چيك • (čēk) m (plural چيكات (čēkāt))
Etymology 3
Either from Persian شیک (šik) or from English chic. The affrication of the /ʃ/ is somewhat common in the Sharg subdialect of Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic (which is heavily influenced by Persian), but could also be a result of borrowing sound based on the orthography from English.
Proper noun
چيك • (čīk) f
- (defined) Czech Republic
- ولا مرة سافرت الچيك
- wila marra sāfart ič-čīk
- I have never travelled to Czech
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