نازك

See also: نازک

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish نازك (nâzük, nâzik), from Classical Persian نازک (nâzok, nâzak, “delicate, thin”), ultimately from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (n'cwk' /⁠nāzuk⁠/). According to Nishanyan, the transformation of the final vowel from /u/ or /y/ to /i/ occurred in the 13th century, since this form is found in nearly all Turkic borrowings of the word, including the more Persianized languages such as Uzbek nozik and Azerbaijani nazik.

Adjective

نازك • (nâzik)

  1. delicate, tender
    Synonym: حساس (hassas)
    نازك مزاج ― nâzik mizâc ― delicate in habit
    نازك وجود ― nâzik vücud ― delicate in body
  2. delicate, elegant, graceful, refined
    Synonyms: ظریف (zârif), وقور (vakûr)
    نازك اندام ― nâzik endâm ― graceful
  3. slim, thin, meager, slender, lithe, skinny
    Synonyms: آریق (arık), جلیز (cılız), صیصقه (sıska), ضعیف (zaʼif), نارین (narin)
  4. polite, well-mannered, courteous
    Synonyms: تربیه‌لو (terbiyeli), كبار (kibar), مؤدب (müʼeddeb)

Derived terms

  • نازكانه (nâzikâne, “delicately, gently”)
  • نازكلك (nâziklik, “delicacy; politeness”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: nazik
  • → Albanian: nazik

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