севдах

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (sevda) (compare Turkish sevda (“love”)), from Arabic سَوْدَاء‎ (sawdāʾ, “black bile”). Akin to севда̀лӣнка, севда̀лија, севда̀лук, сѐвди, сѐвдисати.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sěʋdaːx/
  • Hyphenation: сев‧дах

Noun

сѐвда̄х m (Latin spelling sèvdāh)

  1. love, lovesickness
  2. yearning for love

Declension
Declension of севдах
singular plural
nominative севдах севдаси
genitive севда́ха севдаха
dative севдаху севдасима
accusative севдах севдахе
vocative севдаше севдаси
locative севдаху севдасима
instrumental севдахом севдасима

References
  • “севдах” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • Abdulah Škaljić (1966), Turcizmi u srpskohrvatskom jeziku, Svjetlost: Sarajevo, page 561
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