шәп

Bashkir

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Arabic شَابّ‎ (šābb, “young”). However, the semantic shift looks dubious.

Compare with Karakhanid [script needed] (šeb, “fast, promptly, immediately”)[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʃæp]
  • Hyphenation: шәп (one syllable)

Adjective

шәп • (šäp)

  1. fast, quick, speedy, rapid
  2. 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?

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References
  1. 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
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