אסא
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "asa"
Aramaic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ܐܣܐ — Syriac
Etymology 1
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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
- (biblical) Asa (the third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat)
- a male given name, Asa or Assa
- a surname
Derived terms
[edit]- אָסִי (así)
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- אסא on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
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