چيك

See also: چیک‎

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

  • جيك‎
  • (country): تشيك‎

Pronunciation

  • (verb): (Kuwait) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəjːək/
  • (noun): (Kuwait) IPA(key): /t͡ʃeːk/
  • (adjective, proper noun): (Kuwait) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiːk/

Etymology 1

From English check.

Verb

چَيَّك (čayyak) (imperfective يِچَيِّك‎ (yčayyik))

  1. (intransitive) (with على‎ (3ələ, “on”)) to check, to inquire, to make sure
    ‏چيك شكثر عندك فلوس‎
    cəyyɪk ʃkɪθɪr 3ɪndɪk rə9id
    Check how much money you have
    ‏چيك عالبيبان قبل لا تنام‎
    cəyyɪk 3əl biban gəbɪl la tnam
    Check the doors before you sleep

Etymology 2

From English cheque.

Noun

چيك (čēk) m (plural چيكات‎ (čēkāt))

  1. bank cheque, check
    ‏- المسكين ليش قطوه السجن؟ - كاتب چيكات بدون رصيد‎
    - The poor guy, why did they throw him in jail? - He wrote cheques without balance
    - ɪlmɪskin leʃ gə66o bɪssɪjɪn? - katɪb cekat bɪdun rə9id

Etymology 3

Either from Persian شیک‎ (šik) or from English chic. The affrication of the /ʃ/ is somewhat common in the Sharg subdialect of Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic (which is heavily influenced by Persian), but could also be a result of borrowing sound based on the orthography from English.

Adjective

چيك (čīk) m or f

  1. elegant, fashionable, chic
    ‏ملابسك ماشالله حيل چيك‎
    məlabsɪk maʃaɫɫa 7el cik
    Your clothes are, God bless, really chic
    Synonyms: كشخة‎ (kəʃxə), كول‎ (kul)

Etymology 4

From Arabic التشيك‎.

Proper noun

چيك (čīk) f

  1. (defined) Czech Republic
    ‏ولا مرة سافرت الچيك‎
    wila marra sāfart ič-čīk
    I have never travelled to Czech
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