шәп
Bashkir
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps fromArabic شَابّ (šābb, “young”).However, the semantic shift looks dubious.
Compare withKarakhanid [script needed] (šeb, “fast, promptly, immediately”)[1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʃæp]
- Hyphenation: шәп (one syllable)
Adjective
шәп • (šäp)
- fast, quick, speedy, rapid
- good; marvelous, wonderful etc.
- Бынау заманда алтын ҡуллы шәп ирҙе ҡайҙан таптың?
- Bïnaw zamanda altïn qullï šäp irðe qayðan taptïñ?
- Where did you find (such) a neat-handed, wonderful husband these days?
Synonyms
- тиҙ (tið)
Antonyms
- яй (yay)
References
- Nadeljajev, V. M.; Nasilov, D. M.; Tenišev, E. R.; Ščerbak, A. M., editors (1969) Drevnetjurkskij slovarʹ [Dictionary of Old Turkic] (in Russian), Leningrad: USSR Academy of Sciences, Nauka, page 522