العاصي

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Arabic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

الْعَاصِي (al-ʕāṣīm

  1. definite masculine singular of عَاصٍ (ʕāṣin)

Etymology 2[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἀξιός (Axiós), but interpreted in folk etymology as meaning disobedient (see etymology 1).

Proper noun[edit]

الْعَاصِي (al-ʕāṣīm

  1. the Orontes[1]
Descendants[edit]
  • English: Asi
  • Turkish: Asi

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wehr, Hans (1979) “العاصي”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN