asê
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ase"
Northern Kurdish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic عَاصٍ (ʕāṣin, “disobedient; sinner”), active participle of عَصَى (ʕaṣā, “to disobey”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑːˈseː/
Adjective
asê (comparative asêtir, superlative herî asê or tewrî asê, Arabic spelling ئاسێ)
- (not comparable) caught, stuck
- inaccessible, difficult to access
- difficult
- rebellious
Derived terms
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “asê”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 14