asayîş

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Persian آسایش (âsâyeš, rest, comfort), derived from the present stem of آسودن (âsudan, to rest; to relax).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑːsɑːˈjiːʃ/

Noun

asayîş f (Arabic spelling ئاساییش)

  1. security, safety; calm, tranquility
  2. security force (e.g. police)

Declension

Declension of asayîş
definite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative asayîş asayîş
construct asayîşa asayîşên
oblique asayîşê asayîşan
demonstrative oblique asayîşê wan asayîşan
vocative asayîşê asayîşino
indefinite feminine gender
case singular plural
nominative asayîşek asayîşin
construct asayîşeke asayîşine
oblique asayîşekê asayîşinan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “asayîş”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 13