آس

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

Arabic

آس

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaːs/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Aramaic אָסָא‎ / ܐܵܣܵܐ‎ (ʾāsā, “myrtle”), from Akkadian 𒄑𒊍 (asum, “myrtle”).

Noun

آس • (ʾās) m

2. myrtle (Myrtus gen. et spp.)

   Synonyms: رَيْحَان‎ (rayḥān), مَرْسِين‎ (marsīn), هَدَس‎ (hadas), قُمَام‎ (qumām)

   • c. 1200, يحيى بن محمد بن أحمد بن العوام‎ [Yaḥyā ibn muḥammad ibn ʾaḥmad ibn al-ʿawwām], José Antonio Banqueri, editor, كتاب الفلاحة‎ [Book on Agriculture], volume 2, Madrid: Imprenta Real, published 1802^IA, Cap. 29, Art. 15, pages 383–384:

     ‏والكتم قال أبو الخير هو ثلاثة أنواع منها ما له ورق عريض مثل ورق الآس الذي ينبت في الشعرى وهو يعلو كثيرا ويأخذ من التدويح وورقه مشرفة مثل تشريف المنشار ومنه نوع آخر له ورق دون الأول في العرض وتعظم شجرته أيضا وله حب في قدر حب الفلفل والريحان ويعتصر منه دهن يستصبح به ونوع آخر له ورق طويل دقيق مثل ورق المسان وقيل إن مما جرب فصح إنه إن سقى من عصارة ورقه ثمانية دراهم لمن عضه الكلب فإنه يبرئ في ذلك اليوم ويخلص بإذن الله تعالى وأن فزع من الماء فإنه يبرئ والكتم هو شبيه للحناء ويجفف ورقه ويدق نعما ويخلط بالحناء وخضب به الشعر.‎‎

     About the mock privet says Abū al-Ḵayr that there are three kinds of it: The first has wide leaves similar to the leaves of the myrtle which grows in the maquis and it becomes very high and swollen and its leaves are humped like a saw, the second has leaves of lesser width but its tree is also poddy and its seeds are of the size of the seeds of peppers and myrtles and from them one can press oil for lighting, and another kind has long delicate leaves like sandpaper and it is said if someone is affected by scabies then he will regain health, that if he whom a dog has bitten drinks eight dirhem from the extract of its leaves he will becomes free from the ailment the same day and cleansed of it if God is gracious; so that he will fear water but he will be free of the pest. Mock privet is similar to henna and one dries its leaves and crushes them well and mixes with henna and dyes the hair with it.

Declension

Declension of noun آس (ʾās)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آس ʾās	الْآس‎ al-ʾās	آس ʾās
Nominative	آسٌ ʾāsun	الْآسُ‎ al-ʾāsu	آسُ ʾāsu
Accusative	آسًا‎ ʾāsan	الْآسَ‎ al-ʾāsa	آسَ ʾāsa
Genitive	آسٍ ʾāsin	الْآسِ‎ al-ʾāsi	آسِ ʾāsi

Descendants

• → Ge'ez: እልኣስ (ʾəlʾas, “myrtle”)
• → Middle Armenian: հապալաս (hapalas) (√ حَبّ الْآس (ḥabb al-ʾās))
  • → Armenian: հապալաս (hapalas) (learned)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Latin as, likely through French as.

Noun

آس • (ʾās) m (plural آسَات‎ (ʾāsāt))

2. ace (card games, dice games, etc.)

Declension

Declension of noun آس (ʾās)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آس ʾās	الْآس‎ al-ʾās	آس ʾās
Nominative	آسٌ ʾāsun	الْآسُ‎ al-ʾāsu	آسُ ʾāsu
Accusative	آسًا‎ ʾāsan	الْآسَ‎ al-ʾāsa	آسَ ʾāsa
Genitive	آسٍ ʾāsin	الْآسِ‎ al-ʾāsi	آسِ ʾāsi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آسَيْن‎ ʾāsayn	الْآسَيْن‎ al-ʾāsayn	آسَيْ‎ ʾāsay
Nominative	آسَانِ‎ ʾāsāni	الْآسَانِ‎ al-ʾāsāni	آسَا‎ ʾāsā
Accusative	آسَيْنِ‎ ʾāsayni	الْآسَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāsayni	آسَيْ‎ ʾāsay
Genitive	آسَيْنِ‎ ʾāsayni	الْآسَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāsayni	آسَيْ‎ ʾāsay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آسَات‎ ʾāsāt	الْآسَات‎ al-ʾāsāt	آسَات‎ ʾāsāt
Nominative	آسَاتٌ‎ ʾāsātun	الْآسَاتُ‎ al-ʾāsātu	آسَاتُ‎ ʾāsātu
Accusative	آسَاتٍ‎ ʾāsātin	الْآسَاتِ‎ al-ʾāsāti	آسَاتِ‎ ʾāsāti
Genitive	آسَاتٍ‎ ʾāsātin	الْآسَاتِ‎ al-ʾāsāti	آسَاتِ‎ ʾāsāti

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Aramaic אָסְיָא‎ / ܐܵܣܝܵܐ‎ (ʾāsyā, “physician, healer”), from Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /asû/, “physician, healer”), from Sumerian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /azu/, “physician, healer”). This term has merged with the native root ء س و‎ (ʾ-s-w) having originally the meanings “to grieve”, “to hurt”, and developed additional forms, this noun being reinterpreted as an active participle of the form I verb, the same happening in Aramaic. It has also engendered additional forms in Aramaic, Hebrew, Ethiopian Semitic.

Noun

آسٍ • (ʾāsin) m (construct state آسِي‎ (ʾāsī), plural آسُونَ‎ (ʾāsūna) or أُسَاة‎ (ʾusāh) or إِسَاء‎ (ʾisāʾ), feminine آسِيَة‎ (ʾāsiya)) (obsolete)

2. physician, healer, one who knows medicine

   Synonym: طَبِيب‎ (ṭabīb)

   • a. 965, Al-Mutanabbi, فِي الْخَدِّ أَنْ عَزَمَ الْخَلِيطُ رَحِيلًا (fī l-ḵaddi ʾan ʿazama l-ḵalīṭu raḥīlan):

     ‏يَطَأُ الثَّرَى مُتَرَفِّقًا مِنْ تَيْهِهِ // فَكَأَنَّهُ آسٍ يَجُسُّ عَلِيلَا‎

     yaṭaʾu ṯ-ṯarā mutaraffiqan min tayhihi // fakaʾannahu ʾāsin yajussu ʿalīlā

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Declension

Declension of noun آسٍ (ʾāsin)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	singular triptote in ـٍ (-in)			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آسِي‎ ʾāsī	الْآسِي‎ al-ʾāsī	آسِي‎ ʾāsī	آسِيَة‎ ʾāsiya	الْآسِيَة‎ al-ʾāsiya	آسِيَة‎ ʾāsiyat
Nominative	آسٍ ʾāsin	الْآسِي‎ al-ʾāsī	آسِي‎ ʾāsī	آسِيَةٌ‎ ʾāsiyatun	الْآسِيَةُ‎ al-ʾāsiyatu	آسِيَةُ‎ ʾāsiyatu
Accusative	آسِيًا‎ ʾāsiyan	الْآسِيَ‎ al-ʾāsiya	آسِيَ‎ ʾāsiya	آسِيَةً‎ ʾāsiyatan	الْآسِيَةَ‎ al-ʾāsiyata	آسِيَةَ‎ ʾāsiyata
Genitive	آسٍ ʾāsin	الْآسِي‎ al-ʾāsī	آسِي‎ ʾāsī	آسِيَةٍ‎ ʾāsiyatin	الْآسِيَةِ‎ al-ʾāsiyati	آسِيَةِ‎ ʾāsiyati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آسِيَيْن‎ ʾāsiyayn	الْآسِيَيْن‎ al-ʾāsiyayn	آسِيَيْ‎ ʾāsiyay	آسِيَتَيْن‎ ʾāsiyatayn	الْآسِيَتَيْن‎ al-ʾāsiyatayn	آسِيَتَيْ‎ ʾāsiyatay
Nominative	آسِيَانِ‎ ʾāsiyāni	الْآسِيَانِ‎ al-ʾāsiyāni	آسِيَا‎ ʾāsiyā	آسِيَتَانِ‎ ʾāsiyatāni	الْآسِيَتَانِ‎ al-ʾāsiyatāni	آسِيَتَا‎ ʾāsiyatā
Accusative	آسِيَيْنِ‎ ʾāsiyayni	الْآسِيَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāsiyayni	آسِيَيْ‎ ʾāsiyay	آسِيَتَيْنِ‎ ʾāsiyatayni	الْآسِيَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāsiyatayni	آسِيَتَيْ‎ ʾāsiyatay
Genitive	آسِيَيْنِ‎ ʾāsiyayni	الْآسِيَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāsiyayni	آسِيَيْ‎ ʾāsiyay	آسِيَتَيْنِ‎ ʾāsiyatayni	الْآسِيَتَيْنِ‎ al-ʾāsiyatayni	آسِيَتَيْ‎ ʾāsiyatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; broken plural triptote in ـَاة (-āh)‎; basic broken plural triptote			sound feminine plural‎; broken plural diptote in ـٍ (-in)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	آسِين‎‎; أُسَاة‎‎; إِسَاء‎ ʾāsīn‎; ʾusāt‎; ʾisāʾ	الْآسِين‎‎; الْأُسَاة‎‎; الْإِسَاء‎ al-ʾāsīn‎; al-ʾusāt‎; al-ʾisāʾ	آسِي‎‎; أُسَاة‎‎; إِسَاء‎ ʾāsī‎; ʾusāt‎; ʾisāʾ	آسِيَات‎‎; أَوَاسِي‎ ʾāsiyāt‎; ʾawāsī	الْآسِيَات‎‎; الْأَوَاسِي‎ al-ʾāsiyāt‎; al-ʾawāsī	آسِيَات‎‎; أَوَاسِي‎ ʾāsiyāt‎; ʾawāsī
Nominative	آسُونَ‎‎; أُسَاةٌ‎‎; إِسَاءٌ‎ ʾāsūna‎; ʾusātun‎; ʾisāʾun	الْآسُونَ‎‎; الْأُسَاةُ‎‎; الْإِسَاءُ‎ al-ʾāsūna‎; al-ʾusātu‎; al-ʾisāʾu	آسُو‎‎; أُسَاةُ‎‎; إِسَاءُ‎ ʾāsū‎; ʾusātu‎; ʾisāʾu	آسِيَاتٌ‎‎; أَوَاسٍ‎ ʾāsiyātun‎; ʾawāsin	الْآسِيَاتُ‎‎; الْأَوَاسِي‎ al-ʾāsiyātu‎; al-ʾawāsī	آسِيَاتُ‎‎; أَوَاسِي‎ ʾāsiyātu‎; ʾawāsī
Accusative	آسِينَ‎‎; أُسَاةً‎‎; إِسَاءً‎ ʾāsīna‎; ʾusātan‎; ʾisāʾan	الْآسِينَ‎‎; الْأُسَاةَ‎‎; الْإِسَاءَ‎ al-ʾāsīna‎; al-ʾusāta‎; al-ʾisāʾa	آسِي‎‎; أُسَاةَ‎‎; إِسَاءَ‎ ʾāsī‎; ʾusāta‎; ʾisāʾa	آسِيَاتٍ‎‎; أَوَاسِيَ‎ ʾāsiyātin‎; ʾawāsiya	الْآسِيَاتِ‎‎; الْأَوَاسِيَ‎ al-ʾāsiyāti‎; al-ʾawāsiya	آسِيَاتِ‎‎; أَوَاسِيَ‎ ʾāsiyāti‎; ʾawāsiya
Genitive	آسِينَ‎‎; أُسَاةٍ‎‎; إِسَاءٍ‎ ʾāsīna‎; ʾusātin‎; ʾisāʾin	الْآسِينَ‎‎; الْأُسَاةِ‎‎; الْإِسَاءِ‎ al-ʾāsīna‎; al-ʾusāti‎; al-ʾisāʾi	آسِي‎‎; أُسَاةِ‎‎; إِسَاءِ‎ ʾāsī‎; ʾusāti‎; ʾisāʾi	آسِيَاتٍ‎‎; أَوَاسٍ‎ ʾāsiyātin‎; ʾawāsin	الْآسِيَاتِ‎‎; الْأَوَاسِي‎ al-ʾāsiyāti‎; al-ʾawāsī	آسِيَاتِ‎‎; أَوَاسِي‎ ʾāsiyāti‎; ʾawāsī

References

• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 139
• Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 261

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Baluchi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Iranian *ātr-, *ātar-; see there for more.

Noun

آس • (ás)

1. fire
2. flame

See also

• آچ‎ (ác)

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Pashto

Noun

آس • (ās)

1. Alternative form of اس‎ (as, “horse”)

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Persian

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”); compare English edge. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

آس • (âs)

1. millstone

Derived terms

• آس کردن‎ (âs kardan)
• آسیاب‎ (âsyâb)
  • آسیاب آبی‎ (âsyâb-e âbi)
  • آسیاب بادی‎ (âsyâb-e bâdi)
• آسباد‎ (âsbâd)

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “آس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀆𑀲𑀸 (āsā), from Sanskrit आशा (āśā, “hope, wish, expectation”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɑːs/

Noun

آس • (ās) f (Hindi spelling आस)

1. hope, expectation

References

• “آس”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2022.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “آس”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 10