ذوق
See also: دوق
Arabic
Etymology
From the root ذ و ق (ḏ-w-q).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ðawq/
Noun
ذَوْق • (ḏawq) m (plural أَذْوَاق (ʾaḏwāq))
- verbal noun of ذَاقَ (ḏāqa) (form I)
- taste
- good taste
- sense or organ of taste
- enjoyment, pleasure
- أَهْل ذَوْقٍ ― ʾahl ḏawqin ― voluptuaries
Declension
Declension of noun ذَوْق (ḏawq)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | ذَوْق ḏawq | الذَّوْق aḏ-ḏawq | ذَوْق ḏawq |
| Nominative | ذَوْقٌ ḏawqun | الذَّوْقُ aḏ-ḏawqu | ذَوْقُ ḏawqu |
| Accusative | ذَوْقًا ḏawqan | الذَّوْقَ aḏ-ḏawqa | ذَوْقَ ḏawqa |
| Genitive | ذَوْقٍ ḏawqin | الذَّوْقِ aḏ-ḏawqi | ذَوْقِ ḏawqi |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | ذَوْقَيْن ḏawqayn | الذَّوْقَيْن aḏ-ḏawqayn | ذَوْقَيْ ḏawqay |
| Nominative | ذَوْقَانِ ḏawqāni | الذَّوْقَانِ aḏ-ḏawqāni | ذَوْقَا ḏawqā |
| Accusative | ذَوْقَيْنِ ḏawqayni | الذَّوْقَيْنِ aḏ-ḏawqayni | ذَوْقَيْ ḏawqay |
| Genitive | ذَوْقَيْنِ ḏawqayni | الذَّوْقَيْنِ aḏ-ḏawqayni | ذَوْقَيْ ḏawqay |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | أَذْوَاق ʾaḏwāq | الْأَذْوَاق al-ʾaḏwāq | أَذْوَاق ʾaḏwāq |
| Nominative | أَذْوَاقٌ ʾaḏwāqun | الْأَذْوَاقُ al-ʾaḏwāqu | أَذْوَاقُ ʾaḏwāqu |
| Accusative | أَذْوَاقًا ʾaḏwāqan | الْأَذْوَاقَ al-ʾaḏwāqa | أَذْوَاقَ ʾaḏwāqa |
| Genitive | أَذْوَاقٍ ʾaḏwāqin | الْأَذْوَاقِ al-ʾaḏwāqi | أَذْوَاقِ ʾaḏwāqi |
Descendants
- Hijazi Arabic: ذوق (zōg)
- Moroccan Arabic: دوق (dawq, dūq)
- → Azerbaijani: zövq
- → Ottoman Turkish: ذوق (zevk)
- Turkish: zevk
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “ذوق”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “ذوق”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic ذَوْق (ḏawq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zoːɡ/
- IPA(key): /ðoːɡ/ (spelling pronunciation)
Noun
ذوق • (zōg) m (plural أذواق (ʔazwāg))
- taste
- tact
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
From Arabic ذَوْق (ḏawq).
Noun
ذوق • (zevk)
- sense of taste
- flavor
- enjoyment, pleasure
- sensuality
- fun, amusement
Descendants
- Turkish: zevk
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ذ و ق |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic ذَوْق (ḏawq).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Urban) /zoːʔ/, [zoːʔ]
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /zoːɡ/, [zoːɡ]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
ذوق • (zōʔ) m (plural أذواق (ʔazwāʔ))
- taste
- Synonym: طعم (ṭaʕm)
- tact
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian ذوق (zawq), from Arabic ذَوْق (ḏawq).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /zɔːq/
- Rhymes: -ɔːq
Noun
ذَوْق • (zauq) m (Hindi spelling ज़ौक़)
- taste, flavor
- Synonym: ذائقہ (zā'iqā)
- pleasure, delight
- Synonym: مزہ (mazā)
Declension
| Declension of ذوق | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | ذَوْق (zauq) | ذَوْق (zauq) |
| oblique | ذَوْق (zauq) | ذَوْقوں (zauqō̃) |
| vocative | ذَوْق (zauq) | ذَوْقو (zauqō) |
Derived terms
- بد ذوق (bad-zauq, “distateful, unpleasant”)
- ذوق ہونا (zauq honā, “to have a taste for, to take pleasure in”)
- شوق ذوق (śauq-zauq, “great pleasure”)
References
- “ذوق”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.