عصا

See also: عصى

Arabic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʿiṣ́-. Cognate with Hebrew עֵץ (ʿēṣ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.sˤan/
• IPA^(key): /ʕa.sˤaː/
  • Homophone: عَصَى (ʕaṣā)

Noun

عَصًا • (ʕaṣan) f (construct state عَصَا (ʕaṣā), dual عَصَوَانِ (ʕaṣawāni), plural عُصِيّ (ʕuṣiyy) or عِصِيّ (ʕiṣiyy) or أَعْصٍ (ʔaʕṣin) or أَعْصَاء (ʔaʕṣāʔ))

1. staff, stick
2. punishment, chastisement
3. wooden handle
4. scepter
5. crosier
6. dominion
7. penis
8. lingual bone, tongue
9. Muslim fraternity or a community in general

Declension

Declension of noun عَصًا (ʕaṣan)

Singular	singular in ـًا (-an)
	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

• Gulf Arabic: عصاية (ʿaṣāya)
• Hijazi Arabic: عصاية (ʿaṣāya)

Etymology 2

From the root ع ص و (ʕ-ṣ-w).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.sˤaː/
  • Homophone: عَصَى (ʕaṣā)

Verb

1. to beat or strike with a stick, sword, or staff; to use, handle, wield, equip any of the above.
2. to dress wound, to use a splint on a wound
3. to unite people for a purpose, to shepherd people together

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عصا”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen