אסא
See also: Appendix:Variations of "asa"
Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
- ܐܣܐ — Syriac
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
אָסָא • (ʾāsā)
- (biblical) Asa
- a male given name
Etymology 2 edit
Back-formation from אָסֵי (ʾāsē), אָסְיָא (ʾāsyā, “physician, healer”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
אֲסׇא • (ʾăsā)
Alternative forms edit
- אֲסִי (ʾăsī)
Etymology 3 edit
From Akkadian 𒄑𒊍 (asum, “myrtle”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
אָסָא • (ʾāsā)
Descendants edit
- → Arabic: آس (ʔās)
References edit
- “ˀsy”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- “ˀs”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
- Jastrow, Marcus (1903) A Dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the Midrashic Literature, London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 257-274
- Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
אָסָא • (ása) m
Derived terms edit
- אָסִי (así)