ashugh

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noun

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

OriginArabic عَاشِق ← Armenian աշուղ →
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Meanings

nounashugh (plural ashughs)

plural ashughs · alternative ashough · alternative ashik · alternative ashiq

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

Origin

  1. Armenianաշուղ
  2. Arabicعَاشِق
  3. Englishashugh

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 阿希克
  • 阿希克 (āxīkè)mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour
Persian عاشق
  • عاشق ('âšeq)mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour
Russian ашу́г, аши́к
  • ашу́г (ašúg)mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour
  • аши́к (ašík)mystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour
Turkish âşık
  • âşıkmystic bard, balladeer, or troubadour
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APA

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MLA

“ashugh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashugh. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ashugh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ashugh.

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