asê

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• hasê, asî

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

• asê kirin
• asêgeh

 

References

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