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))

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
dual	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))

soldier
(military) private
policeman
(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
dual	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

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