عسكر

Arabic

Etymology

Probably from Middle Persian lškl (/laškar/) with the -l- interpreted as the Arabic article ال‎ (al-). Compare modern Persian لشکر‎ (laškar). Alternatively and less likely, from Latin exercitus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕas.kar/

Noun

عَسْكَر • (ʕaskar) m (plural عَسَاكِر‎ (ʕasākir))

  1. army, soldiers

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Andalusian Arabic: عَسْكَر‎
  • → Classical Syriac: ܥܣܟܪ‎ (ʿaskar)
  • → Kamviri: āskār
  • → Persian: عسکر‎ ('askar)
  • → Polish: asker
  • → Zazaki: esker

Verb

عَسْكَرَ • (ʕaskara) Iq, non-past يُعَسْكِرُ‎‎ (yuʕaskiru)

  1. to militarize
  2. to encamp

Conjugation

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَسْكَر‎ (ʕaskar).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕas.kar/

Noun

عسكر • (ʕaskar) m

  1. armed forces, soldiers

Derived terms

See also

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَسْكَر‎ (ʕaskar).

Noun

عسكر • (asker) (plural عساكر‎ (asakir) or عسكرلر‎ (askerler))

  1. army
  2. soldier
    • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk‎, page 5:
      ‏مرزیفون و صامسونده انكلیز عسكرلری بولونیور.‎‎
      Merzifon ve Samsun'da ingiliz askerleri bulunuyor.
      There are British soldiers in Merzifon and Samsun.

Synonyms

  • عسكری‎ (askeri)
  • عسكریه‎ (askeriye)
  • عسكرگاه‎ (askergâh)

Descendants

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