ܐܣܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology 1

ܐܣ̈ܐ

From Aramaic אָסָא (ʾāsā), from Akkadian 𒄑𒊍 (asum, “myrtle”); compare also borrowed into Arabic آس (ʔās, “myrtle”) and Hebrew הֲדַס (hadás).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːsɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܣܵܐ • (āsā) m sg (plural ܐܵܣܹ̈ܐ (āsē))

1. myrtle (Myrtus gen. et spp.)

   Synonyms: ܡܘܼܪܝܵܐ (muryā), ܡܘܼܪܝܼܢܵܐ (mūrīnā)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܣܵܐ (āsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܣܝܼ (āsī)		ܐܵܣܲܢ (āsan)
	construct	ܐܵܣ (ās)	2nd person	ܐܵܣܘܼܟ݂ (āsūḵ)	ܐܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ (āsāḵ)	ܐܵܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܣܵܐ (āsā)	3rd person	ܐܵܣܹܗ (āsēh)	ܐܵܣܵܗ̇ (āsāh)	ܐܵܣܗܘܿܢ (āshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܣܝܼ̈ (āsī)		ܐܵܣܲܢ̈ (āsan)
	construct	ܐܵܣܲܝ̈ (āsay)	2nd person	ܐܵܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āsūḵ)	ܐܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āsāḵ)	ܐܵܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܣܹ̈ܐ (āsē)	3rd person	ܐܵܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āsūh)	ܐܵܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (āsōh)	ܐܵܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (āshōn)

Etymology 2

From Latin as.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːsɑː]

Noun

ܐܵܣܵܐ • (āsā) m sg (plural ܐܵܣܹ̈ܐ (āsē))

1. ace (card games, dice games, etc.)

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܵܣܵܐ (āsā)

number	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
	state	form	person	singular		plural
				m	f
singular	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܣܝܼ (āsī)		ܐܵܣܲܢ (āsan)
	construct	ܐܵܣ (ās)	2nd person	ܐܵܣܘܼܟ݂ (āsūḵ)	ܐܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ (āsāḵ)	ܐܵܣܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܣܵܐ (āsā)	3rd person	ܐܵܣܹܗ (āsēh)	ܐܵܣܵܗ̇ (āsāh)	ܐܵܣܗܘܿܢ (āshōn)
plural	absolute	–	1st person	ܐܵܣܝܼ̈ (āsī)		ܐܵܣܲܢ̈ (āsan)
	construct	ܐܵܣܲܝ̈ (āsay)	2nd person	ܐܵܣܘܼ̈ܟ݂ (āsūḵ)	ܐܵܣܵܟ݂ܝ̈ (āsāḵ)	ܐܵܣܵܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ (āsāwḵōn)
	emphatic	ܐܵܣܹ̈ܐ (āsē)	3rd person	ܐܵܣܘܼ̈ܗܝ (āsūh)	ܐܵܣ̈ܘܿܗ̇ (āsōh)	ܐܵܣܗ̈ܘܿܢ (āshōn)

See also

Playing cards in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic · ܛܘܼܝܵܠ ܘܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ (ṭūyāl warqē) (layout · text)
ܐܵܣܵܐ (āsā)	ܬܪܹܝܢ (trēn)	ܬܠܵܬ݂ܵܐ (tlāṯā)	ܐܲܪܒܥܵܐ (arbˁā)	ܚܲܡܫܵܐ (ḥamšā)	ܐܸܫܬܵܐ (ištā)	ܫܲܒ݂ܥܵܐ (šaḇˁā)
ܬܡܵܢܝܵܐ (tmānyā)	ܬܸܫܥܵܐ (tišˁā)	ܥܸܣܪܵܐ (ˁisrā)	ܕܲܚܫܵܐ (daḥšā)	ܡܲܠܟܬ݂ܵܐ (malkṯā)	ܡܲܠܟܵܐ (malkā)	ܓ̰ܘܿܟܲܪ (jōkar)

Etymology 3

From Biblical Hebrew אָסָא (ʾāsā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːsɑː]

Proper noun

ܐܵܣܵܐ • (āsā) m

1. (biblical) Asa
2. a male given name

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːseː]

Noun

ܐܵܣܹܐ • (āsē) m sg (feminine ܐܵܣܝܼܬ݂ (āsīṯ), plural ܐܲܣܝܲܝ̈ (āsyay))

1. singular construct state of ܐܵܣܝܵܐ (āsyā, “healer, physician, medical doctor”)

Etymology 5

Root
ܐ ܣ ܐ (ˀ s ˀ)
5 terms

From Aramaic אֲסׇא (ʾăsā), equivalent to a back-formation from ܐܵܣܝܵܐ (āsyā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɑːseː]

Verb

ܐܵܣܹܐ • (āsē) (present participle ܐ݇ܣܵܝܵܐ (sāyā), past participle ܐܸܣܝܵܐ (isyā))

1. (intransitive) to heal, to be healed

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܐܵܣܹܐ (āsē)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܐܣܹܐ ܠܝܼ (sē lī)	ܐܣܹܐ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (sē lūḵ)	ܐܣܹܐ ܠܹܗ (sē lēh)	ܐܣܹܐ ܠܲܢ (sē lan)	ܐܣܹܐ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (sē lāwḵōn)	ܐܣܹܐ ܠܗܘܿܢ (sē lhōn)
	f		ܐܣܹܐ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (sē lāḵ)	ܐܣܹܐ ܠܵܗ̇ (sē lāh)
non-past	m	ܐܵܣܹܝܢ (āsēn)	ܐܵܣܹܝܬ (āsēt)	ܐܵܣܹܐ (āsē)	ܐܵܣܲܚ (āsaḥ)	ܐܵܣܹܝܬܘܿܢ (āsētōn)	ܐܵܣܝܼ (āsī)
	f	ܐܵܣܝܵܢ (āsyān)	ܐܵܣܝܵܬܝ (āsyāt)	ܐܵܣܝܵܐ (āsyā)
imperative	m		ܐܣܝܼ (sī)			ܐܣܹܝܡܘܼܢ (sēmūn)
	f		ܐܣܹܐ (sē)