عسكري

See also: عسكری

Arabic

Etymology

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “army”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕas.ka.rijj/

Adjective

عَسْكَرِيّ • (ʕaskariyy) (feminine عَسْكَرِيَّة (ʕaskariyya), masculine plural عَسْكَرِيُّون (ʕaskariyyūn) or عَسَاكِر (ʕasākir), feminine plural عَسْكَرِيَّات (ʕaskariyyāt))

1. military

   الْعَسْكَرِيُّون ― al-ʕaskariyyūn ― the military

Declension

Declension of adjective عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	عَسْكَرِي ʕaskarī	الْعَسْكَرِي al-ʕaskarī	عَسْكَرِيَّة ʕaskariyya	الْعَسْكَرِيَّة al-ʕaskariyya
nominative	عَسْكَرِيٌّ ʕaskariyyun	الْعَسْكَرِيُّ al-ʕaskariyyu	عَسْكَرِيَّةٌ ʕaskariyyatun	الْعَسْكَرِيَّةُ al-ʕaskariyyatu
accusative	عَسْكَرِيًّا ʕaskariyyan	الْعَسْكَرِيَّ al-ʕaskariyya	عَسْكَرِيَّةً ʕaskariyyatan	الْعَسْكَرِيَّةَ al-ʕaskariyyata
genitive	عَسْكَرِيٍّ ʕaskariyyin	الْعَسْكَرِيِّ al-ʕaskariyyi	عَسْكَرِيَّةٍ ʕaskariyyatin	الْعَسْكَرِيَّةِ al-ʕaskariyyati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	عَسْكَرِيَّيْن ʕaskariyyayn	الْعَسْكَرِيَّيْن al-ʕaskariyyayn	عَسْكَرِيَّتَيْن ʕaskariyyatayn	الْعَسْكَرِيَّتَيْن al-ʕaskariyyatayn
nominative	عَسْكَرِيَّانِ ʕaskariyyāni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّانِ al-ʕaskariyyāni	عَسْكَرِيَّتَانِ ʕaskariyyatāni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّتَانِ al-ʕaskariyyatāni
accusative	عَسْكَرِيَّيْنِ ʕaskariyyayni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّيْنِ al-ʕaskariyyayni	عَسْكَرِيَّتَيْنِ ʕaskariyyatayni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕaskariyyatayni
genitive	عَسْكَرِيَّيْنِ ʕaskariyyayni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّيْنِ al-ʕaskariyyayni	عَسْكَرِيَّتَيْنِ ʕaskariyyatayni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕaskariyyatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	عَسْكَرِيِّين ʕaskariyyīn	الْعَسْكَرِيِّين al-ʕaskariyyīn	عَسْكَرِيَّات ʕaskariyyāt	الْعَسْكَرِيَّات al-ʕaskariyyāt
nominative	عَسْكَرِيُّونَ ʕaskariyyūna	الْعَسْكَرِيُّونَ al-ʕaskariyyūna	عَسْكَرِيَّاتٌ ʕaskariyyātun	الْعَسْكَرِيَّاتُ al-ʕaskariyyātu
accusative	عَسْكَرِيِّينَ ʕaskariyyīna	الْعَسْكَرِيِّينَ al-ʕaskariyyīna	عَسْكَرِيَّاتٍ ʕaskariyyātin	الْعَسْكَرِيَّاتِ al-ʕaskariyyāti
genitive	عَسْكَرِيِّينَ ʕaskariyyīna	الْعَسْكَرِيِّينَ al-ʕaskariyyīna	عَسْكَرِيَّاتٍ ʕaskariyyātin	الْعَسْكَرِيَّاتِ al-ʕaskariyyāti

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: عسكری (askeri)
  • → Crimean Tatar: askeriy
  • Turkish: askerî

Noun

عَسْكَرِيّ • (ʕaskariyy) m (plural عَسْكَرِيُّونَ (ʕaskariyyūna) or عَسَاكِر (ʕasākir), feminine عَسْكَرِيَّة (ʕaskariyya))

1. soldier
2. (military) private
3. policeman
4. (in the plural) enlisted men

Declension

Declension of noun عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy)

singular	masculine			feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَسْكَرِي ʕaskarī	الْعَسْكَرِي al-ʕaskarī	عَسْكَرِي ʕaskarī	عَسْكَرِيَّة ʕaskariyya	الْعَسْكَرِيَّة al-ʕaskariyya	عَسْكَرِيَّة ʕaskariyyat
nominative	عَسْكَرِيٌّ ʕaskariyyun	الْعَسْكَرِيُّ al-ʕaskariyyu	عَسْكَرِيُّ ʕaskariyyu	عَسْكَرِيَّةٌ ʕaskariyyatun	الْعَسْكَرِيَّةُ al-ʕaskariyyatu	عَسْكَرِيَّةُ ʕaskariyyatu
accusative	عَسْكَرِيًّا ʕaskariyyan	الْعَسْكَرِيَّ al-ʕaskariyya	عَسْكَرِيَّ ʕaskariyya	عَسْكَرِيَّةً ʕaskariyyatan	الْعَسْكَرِيَّةَ al-ʕaskariyyata	عَسْكَرِيَّةَ ʕaskariyyata
genitive	عَسْكَرِيٍّ ʕaskariyyin	الْعَسْكَرِيِّ al-ʕaskariyyi	عَسْكَرِيِّ ʕaskariyyi	عَسْكَرِيَّةٍ ʕaskariyyatin	الْعَسْكَرِيَّةِ al-ʕaskariyyati	عَسْكَرِيَّةِ ʕaskariyyati
dual	masculine			feminine
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَسْكَرِيَّيْن ʕaskariyyayn	الْعَسْكَرِيَّيْن al-ʕaskariyyayn	عَسْكَرِيَّيْ ʕaskariyyay	عَسْكَرِيَّتَيْن ʕaskariyyatayn	الْعَسْكَرِيَّتَيْن al-ʕaskariyyatayn	عَسْكَرِيَّتَيْ ʕaskariyyatay
nominative	عَسْكَرِيَّانِ ʕaskariyyāni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّانِ al-ʕaskariyyāni	عَسْكَرِيَّا ʕaskariyyā	عَسْكَرِيَّتَانِ ʕaskariyyatāni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّتَانِ al-ʕaskariyyatāni	عَسْكَرِيَّتَا ʕaskariyyatā
accusative	عَسْكَرِيَّيْنِ ʕaskariyyayni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّيْنِ al-ʕaskariyyayni	عَسْكَرِيَّيْ ʕaskariyyay	عَسْكَرِيَّتَيْنِ ʕaskariyyatayni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕaskariyyatayni	عَسْكَرِيَّتَيْ ʕaskariyyatay
genitive	عَسْكَرِيَّيْنِ ʕaskariyyayni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّيْنِ al-ʕaskariyyayni	عَسْكَرِيَّيْ ʕaskariyyay	عَسْكَرِيَّتَيْنِ ʕaskariyyatayni	الْعَسْكَرِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕaskariyyatayni	عَسْكَرِيَّتَيْ ʕaskariyyatay
plural	masculine			feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote			sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	construct	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	عَسْكَرِيِّين‎; عَسَاكِر ʕaskariyyīn‎; ʕasākir	الْعَسْكَرِيِّين‎; الْعَسَاكِر al-ʕaskariyyīn‎; al-ʕasākir	عَسْكَرِيِّي‎; عَسَاكِر ʕaskariyyī‎; ʕasākir	عَسْكَرِيَّات ʕaskariyyāt	الْعَسْكَرِيَّات al-ʕaskariyyāt	عَسْكَرِيَّات ʕaskariyyāt
nominative	عَسْكَرِيُّونَ‎; عَسَاكِرُ ʕaskariyyūna‎; ʕasākiru	الْعَسْكَرِيُّونَ‎; الْعَسَاكِرُ al-ʕaskariyyūna‎; al-ʕasākiru	عَسْكَرِيُّو‎; عَسَاكِرُ ʕaskariyyū‎; ʕasākiru	عَسْكَرِيَّاتٌ ʕaskariyyātun	الْعَسْكَرِيَّاتُ al-ʕaskariyyātu	عَسْكَرِيَّاتُ ʕaskariyyātu
accusative	عَسْكَرِيِّينَ‎; عَسَاكِرَ ʕaskariyyīna‎; ʕasākira	الْعَسْكَرِيِّينَ‎; الْعَسَاكِرَ al-ʕaskariyyīna‎; al-ʕasākira	عَسْكَرِيِّي‎; عَسَاكِرَ ʕaskariyyī‎; ʕasākira	عَسْكَرِيَّاتٍ ʕaskariyyātin	الْعَسْكَرِيَّاتِ al-ʕaskariyyāti	عَسْكَرِيَّاتِ ʕaskariyyāti
genitive	عَسْكَرِيِّينَ‎; عَسَاكِرَ ʕaskariyyīna‎; ʕasākira	الْعَسْكَرِيِّينَ‎; الْعَسَاكِرِ al-ʕaskariyyīna‎; al-ʕasākiri	عَسْكَرِيِّي‎; عَسَاكِرِ ʕaskariyyī‎; ʕasākiri	عَسْكَرِيَّاتٍ ʕaskariyyātin	الْعَسْكَرِيَّاتِ al-ʕaskariyyāti	عَسْكَرِيَّاتِ ʕaskariyyāti

Descendants

• Maltese: għaskri, għaskar
• Moroccan Arabic: عسكري (ʕaskri)
  • Tarifit: aɛeskari
• → Daba: ásgàr
• → Ladino: askier
• → Mabaan: ackan
• → Greek: Laskaris
  • → Italian: Lascaris
    • → Maltese: Laskri (possibly related, reintroduced as a local colloquialism of the surname Lascaris)
• → Sicilian: Làscari, Làschiri
  • → Italian: Lascari
• → Somali: askari
• → Swahili: askari
  • → Chichewa: msilikali, msirikali
  • → English: askari
  • → French: askari
  • → German: Askari
  • → Iraqw: askaari
  • → Italian: ascaro
  • → Polish: askarys

See also

• جُنْدِيّ m (jundiyy)

References

• Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “عسكري”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “عسكر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN