صیق

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Common Turkic *sïk.

Adjective

صیق • (sık)

thick, dense

Descendants

→ Armenian: սըխ (səx)

Adverb

صیق • (sık)

often, frequently

Derived terms

صیق صیق‎ (sık sık)

Descendants

Turkish: sık

Etymology 2

From Arabic صِيق‎ (ṣīq, “storm, wind”), alternative form of زِيق‎ (zīq, “storm, wind”), or perhaps in view of the rarity of the former form rather the latter with sound confusion as exemplified under Azerbaijani zəngin.

Noun

صیق • (sık)

dust storm

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911) , “صیق”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 780
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) , “sık”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890) , “صیق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1200
Redhouse, James W. (1890) , “صیق”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1201

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