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- Armenian · borrowed fromաշուղ
- Arabic · derived fromعَاشِق
- English todayashugh
Ultimately from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq). The forms ashugh and ashough are borrowed from Armenian աշուղ (ašuġ).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
ashugh
Today it means: A mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour in the South Caucasus, Iran or Turkey who accompanied their songs with a long-necked lute (saz). Full definition →
Arabic عَاشِق ← Armenian աշուղ