چيك

• جيك‎
• (country): تشيك‎

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

From English check.

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

From English cheque.

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

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.

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)

From Arabic التشيك‎.

چيك (čīk) f

1. (defined) Czech Republic

   ‏ولا مرة سافرت الچيك‎

   wila marra sāfart ič-čīk

   I have never travelled to Czech