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چيك

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See also: چیک, جيك, and جیک

Gulf Arabic

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From English check. Cognate with Hijazi Arabic شيك (šayyak).

Verb

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چَيَّك (čayyak) (imperfective يِچَيِّك (yčayyik))

  1. (intransitive) (with على (ʕala, on)) to check, to inquire, to make sure
    چيك شكثر عندك فلوس
    čayyik škɪṯir ʕindik raṣīd
    Check how much money you have
    چيك عالبيبان قبل لا تنام
    čayyik ʕal-bībān gabiḷ lā tnām
    Check the doors before you sleep

Etymology 2

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From English cheque.

Noun

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چيك (čēkm (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
    - il-miskīn lēš gaṭṭō bis-sijin? - kātib čēkāt bidūn raṣīd

Etymology 3

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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

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چيك (čīkm or f

  1. elegant, fashionable, chic
    Synonyms: كشخة (kašḵa), كول (kūl)
    ملابسك ماشالله حيل چيك
    malābsik māšāḷḷā ḥēl čīk
    Your clothes are, God bless, really chic

Etymology 4

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From Arabic التشيك.

Proper noun

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چيك (čīkf

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