عسكر

Arabic

Etymology

Probably from Middle Persian lškl (laškar) with the -l- interpreted as the Arabic article ال (al-). Compare modern Persian لشکر (laškar). Alternatively and less likely, from Latin exercitus.

Noun

عَسْكَر (ʿaskar) m (plural عَسَاكِر (ʿasākir))

  1. army, soldiers

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Classical Syriac: ܥܣܟܪ (ʿaskar)
  • Persian: عسکر (ʻaskar)
  • Malay: askar

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَسْكَر (ʿaskar).

Noun

عسكر (asker) (plural عسكرلر)

  1. army
  2. soldier

Synonyms

  • عسكری (askeri)
  • عسكریه (askeriye)
  • عسكرگاه (askergâh)

Descendants

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