אסא
See also: Appendix:Variations of "asa"
Aramaic
Alternative forms
- ܐܣܐ — Syriac
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑsɑ/
Proper noun
אָסָא • (ʾāsā)
- (biblical) Asa
- a male given name
Etymology 2
Back-formation from אָסֵי (ʾāsē), אָסְיָא (ʾāsyā, “physician, healer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔăsɑ/
Verb
אֲסָא • (ʾăsā)
Alternative forms
- אֲסִי (ʾăsī)
Etymology 3
From Akkadian 𒄑𒊍 (asum, “myrtle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑsɑ/
Noun
אָסָא • (ʾāsā)
- myrtle
- Synonym: הֲדַסַא (hăḏasā)
Descendants
- → Arabic: آس (ʔās)
References
- “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[1], London, New York: Luzac & Co., G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[2] (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
Etymology
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Proper noun
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
- אָסִי (así)
References
Further reading
- אסא on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he