asê

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic عَاصٍ (ʕāṣin, “disobedient; sinner”), active participle of عَصَى (ʕaṣā, “to disobey”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈseː/

Adjective

asê (comparative asêtir, superlative herî asê or asêtirîn, Arabic spelling ئاسێ)

  1. (not comparable) caught, stuck
  2. inaccessible, difficult to access
  3. difficult
  4. rebellious

Derived terms

References
  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “asê”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 14
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