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ashugh

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

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).

ashugh meaning in Persian

ashugh in Persian

mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour
عاشق 'âšeq

Forms of ashugh

pluralashughs
alternative formashough
alternative formashik
alternative formashiq

Origin of ashugh

Ultimately from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq). The forms ashugh and ashough are borrowed from Armenian աշուղ (ašuġ).

Questions about ashugh

What does ashugh mean?
Ashugh means a mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour in the South Caucasus, Iran or Turkey who accompanied their songs with a long-necked lute (saz).
What is ashugh in Persian?
Ashugh in Persian is عاشق ('âšeq). See Ashugh meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is ashugh?
Ashugh is a noun.
What is the plural of ashugh?
The plural of ashugh is ashughs.

Words near ashugh in the dictionary

  1. ashtraying
  2. ashtrays
  3. Ashtree
  4. Ashu
  5. Ashuelot
  6. ashugh
  7. ashughs
  8. Ashuku Nyorai
  9. Ashummeed Jugg
  10. Ashur
  11. Ashura

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