asasyn
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian assassino, from Arabic أَسَاسِيِّين (ʾasāsiyyīn, “people who are faithful to the foundation [of the faith]”) and the folkloric etymology Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users; low-lives”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈsa.sɨn/
- Rhymes: -asɨn
- Syllabification: a‧sa‧syn
Noun
asasyn m pers
- (historical) assassin (a member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period)
Declension
Declension of asasyn
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | asasyn | asasyni |
| genitive | asasyna | asasynów |
| dative | asasynowi | asasynom |
| accusative | asasyna | asasynów |
| instrumental | asasynem | asasynami |
| locative | asasynie | asasynach |
| vocative | asasynie | asasyni |
Further reading
- asasyn in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- asasyn in Polish dictionaries at PWN