English Explanatory Dictionary

ashugh

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

ashugh ashughs ashough ashik ashiq

Etymology

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

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