asayîş

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Northern Kurdish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian آسایش (âsâyeš, rest, comfort), derived from the present stem of آسودن (âsudan, to rest; to relax).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɑːsɑːˈjiːʃ/

Noun[edit]

asayîş f (Arabic spelling ئاساییش)

  1. security, safety; calm, tranquility
  2. security force (e.g. police)

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “asayîş”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 13