aṣẹ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ase"

Yoruba

Etymology 1

a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ̀ (“to offend”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.ʃɛ̀/

Noun

aṣẹ̀

  1. offender

Etymology 2

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ́ (“to eject”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ʃɛ́/

Noun

àṣẹ́

  1. menstruation
    Synonyms: nǹkan oṣù, àlejò

Etymology 3

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ (“to come to pass, to take effect”). Compare with Edo isẹ and Urhobo isẹ.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ʃɛ̄/

Noun

àṣẹ

  1. aṣẹ, power, authority
  2. order, command, authorization, warranty
    Ọba wọn pa àṣẹ fún wa. ― Their king gave us an order.
  3. spell, charm
    Ó ti ta àṣẹ lé wa. ― He's cast a spell on us.
Derived terms
  • aláṣẹ (“executive”)
  • apàṣẹ (“one who gives an order or command”)
  • gbólóhùn àṣẹ (“imperative sentence”)
  • àṣẹ iná (“firepower”)
  • àṣẹ ológun (“edict”)
  • àṣẹ ìmúṣe (“executive authority”)
  • àṣẹ ìmúṣẹ́ṣe (“executive power”)
  • àṣẹkáṣẹ (“reckless or misaligned command, authority, or spell; any command, authority or spell”)
Descendants
  • → Spanish: aché
  • → Portuguese: axé
  • → English: ase

Interjection

àṣẹ!

  1. let it be so so; may it be so!

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.ʃɛ̄/

Noun

àṣẹ

  1. Iodes africana
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