شقا

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • شاقه (şaka)

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَقَاء (šaqāʔ, misery, wretchedness); the meaning "joke, prank" may be an ironic derivation from the Arabic word.

Noun

شقا • (şaka)

  1. misery, wretchedness, an unhappy state of mental or physical suffering
  2. joke, prank, jest, anything said or done in amusement, not in seriousness
    Synonym: اویون (oyun)

Derived terms

  • ال شقا (el şaka, practical joke)
  • شقا ایتمك (şaka etmek, to jest, to play jokes)
  • شقاجی (şakacı, joker, jester)

Descendants

  • Turkish: şaka
  • Albanian: shaka
  • Armenian: շախա (šaxa)
  • Iraqi Arabic: شقة (šaqa)

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