چيك

See also: چیک, جيك, and جیک

Gulf Arabic

Alternative forms

• جيك
• (country): تشيك

Pronunciation

• (verb): (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃəjːək/
• (noun): (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃeːk/
• (adjective, proper noun): (Kuwait) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiːk/

Etymology 1

From English check. Cognate with Hijazi Arabic شيك (šayyak).

Verb

چَيَّك • (čayyak) (imperfective يِچَيِّك (yčayyik))

1. (intransitive) (with على (ʕala, “on”)) to check, to inquire, to make sure

   چيك شكثر عندك فلوس

   čayyik škɪṯir ʕindik raṣīd

   Check how much money you have

   چيك عالبيبان قبل لا تنام

   čayyik ʕal-bībān gabiḷ lā tnām

   Check the doors before you sleep

Etymology 2

From English cheque.

Noun

چيك • (čēk) m (plural چيكات (čēkāt))

1. bank cheque, check

   - المسكين ليش قطوه السجن؟ - كاتب چيكات بدون رصيد

   - The poor guy, why did they throw him in jail? - He wrote cheques without balance

   - il-miskīn lēš gaṭṭō bis-sijin? - kātib čēkāt bidūn raṣīd

Etymology 3

Either from Persian شیک (šik) or from English chic. The affrication of the /ʃ/ is somewhat common in the Sharg subdialect of Kuwaiti Gulf Arabic (which is heavily influenced by Persian), but could also be a result of borrowing sound based on the orthography from English.

Adjective

چيك • (čīk) m or f

1. elegant, fashionable, chic

   Synonyms: كشخة (kašḵa), كول (kūl)

   ملابسك ماشالله حيل چيك

   malābsik māšāḷḷā ḥēl čīk

   Your clothes are, God bless, really chic

Etymology 4

From Arabic التشيك.

Proper noun

چيك • (čīk) f

1. (defined) Czech Republic

   ولا مرة سافرت الچيك

   wila marra sāfart ič-čīk

   I have never travelled to Czech