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)

  1. (not comparable) caught, stuck
  2. inaccessible, difficult to access
  3. difficult
  4. 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