أس

See also: اس, اِسْ, آش, اش, إس, and آس

Arabic

Alternative forms

• إِسّ (ʔiss)

Etymology

The Arabic root ء س س (ʔ-s-s) is weakly developed; thus is concluded that all other words in it are denominal from this noun and this noun is, similarly to other architectural terms, borrowed from Aramaic אוּשָּׁא (ʾūšā, “foundation”), from Akkadian 𒀳 (/⁠uššu⁠/, “foundation”), whereas in reference to remains of ashes and hence campsite, or in bedouin rather than urban signification, it can be comprehended as inherited from Proto-Semitic *ʔiš- (“fire”), quod vide.

Noun

أُسّ or أَسّ • (ʔuss or ʔass) m (plural إِسَاس (ʔisās) or آسَاس (ʔāsās))

1. foundation, groundwork, basis
2. (mathematics) power, exponent
3. (Classical Arabic) remain, relic, trace, vestige, mark left

Declension

Declension of noun أُسّ (ʔuss)‎; أَسّ (ʔass)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُسّ‎; أَسّ ʔuss‎; ʔass	الْأُسّ‎; الْأَسّ al-ʔuss‎; al-ʔass	أُسّ‎; أَسّ ʔuss‎; ʔass
Nominative	أُسٌّ‎; أَسٌّ ʔussun‎; ʔassun	الْأُسُّ‎; الْأَسُّ al-ʔussu‎; al-ʔassu	أُسُّ‎; أَسُّ ʔussu‎; ʔassu
Accusative	أُسًّا‎; أَسًّا ʔussan‎; ʔassan	الْأُسَّ‎; الْأَسَّ al-ʔussa‎; al-ʔassa	أُسَّ‎; أَسَّ ʔussa‎; ʔassa
Genitive	أُسٍّ‎; أَسٍّ ʔussin‎; ʔassin	الْأُسِّ‎; الْأَسِّ al-ʔussi‎; al-ʔassi	أُسِّ‎; أَسِّ ʔussi‎; ʔassi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أُسَّيْن‎; أَسَّيْن ʔussayn‎; ʔassayn	الْأُسَّيْن‎; الْأَسَّيْن al-ʔussayn‎; al-ʔassayn	أُسَّيْ‎; أَسَّيْ ʔussay‎; ʔassay
Nominative	أُسَّانِ‎; أَسَّانِ ʔussāni‎; ʔassāni	الْأُسَّانِ‎; الْأَسَّانِ al-ʔussāni‎; al-ʔassāni	أُسَّا‎; أَسَّا ʔussā‎; ʔassā
Accusative	أُسَّيْنِ‎; أَسَّيْنِ ʔussayni‎; ʔassayni	الْأُسَّيْنِ‎; الْأَسَّيْنِ al-ʔussayni‎; al-ʔassayni	أُسَّيْ‎; أَسَّيْ ʔussay‎; ʔassay
Genitive	أُسَّيْنِ‎; أَسَّيْنِ ʔussayni‎; ʔassayni	الْأُسَّيْنِ‎; الْأَسَّيْنِ al-ʔussayni‎; al-ʔassayni	أُسَّيْ‎; أَسَّيْ ʔussay‎; ʔassay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	إِسَاس‎; آسَاس ʔisās‎; ʔāsās	الْإِسَاس‎; الْآسَاس al-ʔisās‎; al-ʔāsās	إِسَاس‎; آسَاس ʔisās‎; ʔāsās
Nominative	إِسَاسٌ‎; آسَاسٌ ʔisāsun‎; ʔāsāsun	الْإِسَاسُ‎; الْآسَاسُ al-ʔisāsu‎; al-ʔāsāsu	إِسَاسُ‎; آسَاسُ ʔisāsu‎; ʔāsāsu
Accusative	إِسَاسًا‎; آسَاسًا ʔisāsan‎; ʔāsāsan	الْإِسَاسَ‎; الْآسَاسَ al-ʔisāsa‎; al-ʔāsāsa	إِسَاسَ‎; آسَاسَ ʔisāsa‎; ʔāsāsa
Genitive	إِسَاسٍ‎; آسَاسٍ ʔisāsin‎; ʔāsāsin	الْإِسَاسِ‎; الْآسَاسِ al-ʔisāsi‎; al-ʔāsāsi	إِسَاسِ‎; آسَاسِ ʔisāsi‎; ʔāsāsi

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: اس (üss, üs)
  • Turkish: üs

References

• “ˀwš”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 11
• Freytag, Georg (1830) “أس”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 1, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 33
• Jeffery, Arthur (1938) The Foreign Vocabulary of the Qurʾān (Gaekwad’s Oriental Series; 79), Baroda: Oriental Institute, page 61
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “أس”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[2], London: Williams & Norgate, page 56
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “أس”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[3] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 22
• Zimmern, Heinrich (1915) Akkadische Fremdwörter als Beweis für babylonischen Kultureinfluss (in German), Leipzig: A. Edelmann, page 31