عصا
See also: عصى
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʿiṣ́-. Cognate with Hebrew עֵץ (ʿēṣ).
Pronunciation
Noun
عَصًا • (ʕaṣan) f (construct state عَصَا (ʕaṣā), dual عَصَوَانِ (ʕaṣawāni), plural عُصِيّ (ʕuṣiyy) or عِصِيّ (ʕiṣiyy) or أَعْصٍ (ʔaʕṣin) or أَعْصَاء (ʔaʕṣāʔ))
- staff, stick
- punishment, chastisement
- wooden handle
- scepter
- crosier
- dominion
- penis
- lingual bone, tongue
- Muslim fraternity or a community in general
Declension
Declension of noun عَصًا (ʕaṣan)
Singular | singular in ـًا (-an) | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عَصَا ʕaṣā |
الْعَصَا al-ʕaṣā |
عَصَا ʕaṣā |
Nominative | عَصًا ʕaṣan |
الْعَصَا al-ʕaṣā |
عَصَا ʕaṣā |
Accusative | عَصًا ʕaṣan |
الْعَصَا al-ʕaṣā |
عَصَا ʕaṣā |
Genitive | عَصًا ʕaṣan |
الْعَصَا al-ʕaṣā |
عَصَا ʕaṣā |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | عَصَوَيْن ʕaṣawayn |
الْعَصَوَيْن al-ʕaṣawayn |
عَصَوَيْ ʕaṣaway |
Nominative | عَصَوَانِ ʕaṣawāni |
الْعَصَوَانِ al-ʕaṣawāni |
عَصَوَا ʕaṣawā |
Accusative | عَصَوَيْنِ ʕaṣawayni |
الْعَصَوَيْنِ al-ʕaṣawayni |
عَصَوَيْ ʕaṣaway |
Genitive | عَصَوَيْنِ ʕaṣawayni |
الْعَصَوَيْنِ al-ʕaṣawayni |
عَصَوَيْ ʕaṣaway |
Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | عُصِي; عِصِي; أَعْصِي; أَعْصَاء ʕuṣī; ʕiṣī; ʔaʕṣī; ʔaʕṣāʔ |
الْعُصِي; الْعِصِي; الْأَعْصِي; الْأَعْصَاء al-ʕuṣī; al-ʕiṣī; al-ʔaʕṣī; al-ʔaʕṣāʔ |
عُصِي; عِصِي; أَعْصِي; أَعْصَاء ʕuṣī; ʕiṣī; ʔaʕṣī; ʔaʕṣāʔ |
Nominative | عُصِيٌّ; عِصِيٌّ; أَعْصٍ; أَعْصَاءٌ ʕuṣiyyun; ʕiṣiyyun; ʔaʕṣin; ʔaʕṣāʔun |
الْعُصِيُّ; الْعِصِيُّ; الْأَعْصِي; الْأَعْصَاءُ al-ʕuṣiyyu; al-ʕiṣiyyu; al-ʔaʕṣī; al-ʔaʕṣāʔu |
عُصِيُّ; عِصِيُّ; أَعْصِي; أَعْصَاءُ ʕuṣiyyu; ʕiṣiyyu; ʔaʕṣī; ʔaʕṣāʔu |
Accusative | عُصِيًّا; عِصِيًّا; أَعْصِيًا; أَعْصَاءً ʕuṣiyyan; ʕiṣiyyan; ʔaʕṣiyan; ʔaʕṣāʔan |
الْعُصِيَّ; الْعِصِيَّ; الْأَعْصِيَ; الْأَعْصَاءَ al-ʕuṣiyya; al-ʕiṣiyya; al-ʔaʕṣiya; al-ʔaʕṣāʔa |
عُصِيَّ; عِصِيَّ; أَعْصِيَ; أَعْصَاءَ ʕuṣiyya; ʕiṣiyya; ʔaʕṣiya; ʔaʕṣāʔa |
Genitive | عُصِيٍّ; عِصِيٍّ; أَعْصٍ; أَعْصَاءٍ ʕuṣiyyin; ʕiṣiyyin; ʔaʕṣin; ʔaʕṣāʔin |
الْعُصِيِّ; الْعِصِيِّ; الْأَعْصِي; الْأَعْصَاءِ al-ʕuṣiyyi; al-ʕiṣiyyi; al-ʔaʕṣī; al-ʔaʕṣāʔi |
عُصِيِّ; عِصِيِّ; أَعْصِي; أَعْصَاءِ ʕuṣiyyi; ʕiṣiyyi; ʔaʕṣī; ʔaʕṣāʔi |
Descendants
Etymology 2
From the root ع ص و (ʕ-ṣ-w).
Pronunciation
Verb
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- to beat or strike with a stick, sword, or staff; to use, handle, wield, equip any of the above.
- to dress wound, to use a splint on a wound
- to unite people for a purpose, to shepherd people together
Conjugation
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References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عصا”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
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- Arabic 2-syllable words
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- Arabic nouns with singular in -an
- Arabic nouns with broken plural
- Arabic nouns with basic triptote broken plural
- Arabic nouns with triptote broken plural in -in
- Arabic terms belonging to the root ع ص و