آشوری

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

  • آشرو (aşırı), آشری (aşırı), آشیری (aşırı)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āšuru (very much, extremely), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *āš- (to exceed). By surface analysis, اشورـ (aşur-) +‎ ـی (, adverbial suffix)

Adjective

آشوری • (aşurı)

  1. excessive, extreme, inordinate, immoderate (unreasonable or inappropriate in magnitude)
    Synonym: فضله (fazla)

Adverb

آشوری • (aşurı)

  1. beyond
    1. further away than.
      دریا اشوریderya aşurıbeyond the sea
    2. on the far side of
      طاغ آشیریdağ aşırıbeyond the mountains

Derived terms

  • آشیری دكیز (aşırı deñiz, overseas)
  • كون آشیری (gün aşırı, every other day)

Descendants

  • Turkish: aşırı

Further reading