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ashik

ashik is the alternative form of ashugh.

Meaning of ashugh

Noun

ashugh (plural ashughs)

  1. A mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour in the South Caucasus, Iran or Turkey who accompanied their songs with a long-necked lute (saz).

Forms of ashik

pluralashiks

Origin of ashik

Via a Turkic language; ultimately from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq). Doublet of ashiq, ashough, and ashugh.

Questions about ashik

What is ashik the alternative form of?
Ashik is the alternative form of ashugh.

Words near ashik in the dictionary

  1. Ashidas
  2. ashier
  3. ashiest
  4. Ashiestiel
  5. ashigaru
  6. ashik
  7. Ashikaga
  8. ashiko
  9. ashikos
  10. ashiks
  11. Ashill

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ashik (page history and authors); ashugh (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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