See also: شرقي and شرفي

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology 1

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Unclear; according to Nishanyan, it may have evolved from the same root of چاغرمق (çağırmak, to call out, shout), with a change of initial consonant /ç/ > /ş/.

Noun

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شرقی (şarkı) (definite accusative شرقیی (şarkıyı), plural شرقیلر (şarkılar))

  1. song, tune, a musical composition with lyrics for voice
    Synonyms: آهنگ (aheng), اغنیه (uğniye), ایر (ır), سرود (surud)
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  • Turkish: şarkı
  • Armenian: շարքի (šarkʻi)

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy, eastern, oriental). By surface analysis, شرق (şark, east) +‎ ـی (, nisba suffix).

Adjective

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شرقی (şarkî)

  1. eastern, oriental, of, facing, situated in, or related to the east
    Coordinate terms: جنوبی (cenûbî), شمالی (şimâlî), غربی (garbî)
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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شَرْقِيّ (šarqiyy). By surface analysis, شرق (šarq, east) +‎ ـی (-i). Doublet of شَرجی (šarji).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? šarqī
Dari reading? šarqī
Iranian reading? šarği
Tajik reading? šarqi

Adjective

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Dari شرقی
Iranian Persian
Tajik шарқӣ

شرقی (šarqi)

  1. eastern
    استان آذربایجان شرقیostân-e âzarbâyjân-e šarqiEast Azerbaijan province
  2. Eastern; oriental

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