معشوقه

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْشُوقَة (maʕšūqa). By surface analysis, معشوق (ma'šuq, beloved) + ـه (-e, Arabic feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mäʔ.ʃuː.qǽ]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [mɑː.ʃuː.qǽ]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [mɔː.ʃu.qǽ]

Readings
Classical reading? ma'šūqa
Dari reading? ma'šūqa
Iranian reading? ma'šuğe
Tajik reading? maʾšuqa

Noun

معشوقه • (ma'šuqe)

  1. mistress; female extramarital lover
  2. (archaic) female beloved; sweetheart
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