چيك

See also: چیک, جيك, and جیک

Gulf Arabic edit

Alternative forms edit

جيك
(country): تشيك

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

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

Verb edit

چَيَّك • (čayyak) (imperfective يِچَيِّك (yčayyik))

(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 edit

From English cheque.

Noun edit

چيك • (čēk) m (plural چيكات (čēkāt))

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 edit

Either from Persian (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 edit

چيك • (čīk) m or f

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 edit

From Arabic التشيك.

Proper noun edit

چيك • (čīk) f

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