عسكر

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕas.kar/

Noun

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

1. army, soldiers

Declension

Declension of noun عَسْكَر (ʿaskar)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَسْكَر ʿaskar	الْعَسْكَر‎ al-ʿaskar	عَسْكَر ʿaskar
Nominative	عَسْكَرٌ ʿaskarun	الْعَسْكَرُ‎ al-ʿaskaru	عَسْكَرُ ʿaskaru
Accusative	عَسْكَرًا‎ ʿaskaran	الْعَسْكَرَ‎ al-ʿaskara	عَسْكَرَ ʿaskara
Genitive	عَسْكَرٍ ʿaskarin	الْعَسْكَرِ‎ al-ʿaskari	عَسْكَرِ ʿaskari
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَسْكَرَيْن‎ ʿaskarayn	الْعَسْكَرَيْن‎ al-ʿaskarayn	عَسْكَرَيْ‎ ʿaskaray
Nominative	عَسْكَرَانِ‎ ʿaskarāni	الْعَسْكَرَانِ‎ al-ʿaskarāni	عَسْكَرَا‎ ʿaskarā
Accusative	عَسْكَرَيْنِ‎ ʿaskarayni	الْعَسْكَرَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaskarayni	عَسْكَرَيْ‎ ʿaskaray
Genitive	عَسْكَرَيْنِ‎ ʿaskarayni	الْعَسْكَرَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaskarayni	عَسْكَرَيْ‎ ʿaskaray
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَسَاكِر‎ ʿasākir	الْعَسَاكِر‎ al-ʿasākir	عَسَاكِر‎ ʿasākir
Nominative	عَسَاكِرُ‎ ʿasākiru	الْعَسَاكِرُ‎ al-ʿasākiru	عَسَاكِرُ‎ ʿasākiru
Accusative	عَسَاكِرَ‎ ʿasākira	الْعَسَاكِرَ‎ al-ʿasākira	عَسَاكِرَ‎ ʿasākira
Genitive	عَسَاكِرَ‎ ʿasākira	الْعَسَاكِرِ‎ al-ʿasākiri	عَسَاكِرِ‎ ʿasākiri

Derived terms

• عَسْكَرِيّ‎ (ʿaskariyy)

Descendants

• Andalusian Arabic: عَسْكَر‎
• → Classical Syriac: ܥܣܟܪ‎ (ʿaskar)
• → Kamviri: āskār
• → Persian: عسکر‎ ('askar)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: عسكر‎ (asker)
    • Turkish: asker
    • → Azerbaijani: əsgər
    • → Bashkir: ғәскәр (ğäskär)
    • → Armenian: ասկեր (asker), ասքար (askʿar), ասկյար (askyar)
    • → Bulgarian: аске́р (askér)
    • → Crimean Tatar: asker
    • → Greek: ασκέρι (askéri)
    • ⇒ Indonesian: laskar
    • → Kazakh: әскер (äsker)
    • → Kyrgyz: аскер (asker)
    • → Ladino: asker
    • → Laz: asǩeri
    • → Malay:

      Latin: askar

      Arabic: عسکر‎

    • → Macedonian: аскер (asker)
    • ⇒ Northern Kurdish: leşker
    • → Russian: аске́р (askér), эске́р (eskér)
    • → Serbo-Croatian:

      Cyrillic: а̏скер

      Latin: ȁsker

    • → Tajik: аскар (askar)
    • → Tatar: гаскәр (ğaskär)
    • → Turkmen: esger
    • → Uyghur: ئەسكەر‎ (esker)
    • → Uzbek: askar
• → Polish: asker
• → Zazaki: esker

Verb

عَسْكَرَ • (ʿaskara) Iq, non-past يُعَسْكِرُ‎‎ (yuʿaskiru)

1. to militarize
2. to encamp

Conjugation

Conjugation of

عَسْكَرَ

(form-Iq sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						عَسْكَرَة‎ ʿaskara
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُعَسْكِر‎ muʿaskir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُعَسْكَر‎ muʿaskar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عَسْكَرْتُ‎ ʿaskartu	عَسْكَرْتَ‎ ʿaskarta	عَسْكَرَ ʿaskara		عَسْكَرْتُمَا‎ ʿaskartumā	عَسْكَرَا‎ ʿaskarā		عَسْكَرْنَا‎ ʿaskarnā	عَسْكَرْتُمْ‎ ʿaskartum	عَسْكَرُوا‎ ʿaskarū
	f		عَسْكَرْتِ‎ ʿaskarti	عَسْكَرَتْ‎ ʿaskarat			عَسْكَرَتَا‎ ʿaskaratā			عَسْكَرْتُنَّ‎ ʿaskartunna	عَسْكَرْنَ‎ ʿaskarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَسْكِرُ‎ ʾuʿaskiru	تُعَسْكِرُ‎ tuʿaskiru	يُعَسْكِرُ‎ yuʿaskiru		تُعَسْكِرَانِ‎ tuʿaskirāni	يُعَسْكِرَانِ‎ yuʿaskirāni		نُعَسْكِرُ‎ nuʿaskiru	تُعَسْكِرُونَ‎ tuʿaskirūna	يُعَسْكِرُونَ‎ yuʿaskirūna
	f		تُعَسْكِرِينَ‎ tuʿaskirīna	تُعَسْكِرُ‎ tuʿaskiru			تُعَسْكِرَانِ‎ tuʿaskirāni			تُعَسْكِرْنَ‎ tuʿaskirna	يُعَسْكِرْنَ‎ yuʿaskirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَسْكِرَ‎ ʾuʿaskira	تُعَسْكِرَ‎ tuʿaskira	يُعَسْكِرَ‎ yuʿaskira		تُعَسْكِرَا‎ tuʿaskirā	يُعَسْكِرَا‎ yuʿaskirā		نُعَسْكِرَ‎ nuʿaskira	تُعَسْكِرُوا‎ tuʿaskirū	يُعَسْكِرُوا‎ yuʿaskirū
	f		تُعَسْكِرِي‎ tuʿaskirī	تُعَسْكِرَ‎ tuʿaskira			تُعَسْكِرَا‎ tuʿaskirā			تُعَسْكِرْنَ‎ tuʿaskirna	يُعَسْكِرْنَ‎ yuʿaskirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَسْكِرْ‎ ʾuʿaskir	تُعَسْكِرْ‎ tuʿaskir	يُعَسْكِرْ‎ yuʿaskir		تُعَسْكِرَا‎ tuʿaskirā	يُعَسْكِرَا‎ yuʿaskirā		نُعَسْكِرْ‎ nuʿaskir	تُعَسْكِرُوا‎ tuʿaskirū	يُعَسْكِرُوا‎ yuʿaskirū
	f		تُعَسْكِرِي‎ tuʿaskirī	تُعَسْكِرْ‎ tuʿaskir			تُعَسْكِرَا‎ tuʿaskirā			تُعَسْكِرْنَ‎ tuʿaskirna	يُعَسْكِرْنَ‎ yuʿaskirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		عَسْكِرْ ʿaskir			عَسْكِرَا‎ ʿaskirā				عَسْكِرُوا‎ ʿaskirū
	f		عَسْكِرِي‎ ʿaskirī							عَسْكِرْنَ‎ ʿaskirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	عُسْكِرْتُ‎ ʿuskirtu	عُسْكِرْتَ‎ ʿuskirta	عُسْكِرَ ʿuskira		عُسْكِرْتُمَا‎ ʿuskirtumā	عُسْكِرَا‎ ʿuskirā		عُسْكِرْنَا‎ ʿuskirnā	عُسْكِرْتُمْ‎ ʿuskirtum	عُسْكِرُوا‎ ʿuskirū
	f		عُسْكِرْتِ‎ ʿuskirti	عُسْكِرَتْ‎ ʿuskirat			عُسْكِرَتَا‎ ʿuskiratā			عُسْكِرْتُنَّ‎ ʿuskirtunna	عُسْكِرْنَ‎ ʿuskirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُعَسْكَرُ‎ ʾuʿaskaru	تُعَسْكَرُ‎ tuʿaskaru	يُعَسْكَرُ‎ yuʿaskaru		تُعَسْكَرَانِ‎ tuʿaskarāni	يُعَسْكَرَانِ‎ yuʿaskarāni		نُعَسْكَرُ‎ nuʿaskaru	تُعَسْكَرُونَ‎ tuʿaskarūna	يُعَسْكَرُونَ‎ yuʿaskarūna
	f		تُعَسْكَرِينَ‎ tuʿaskarīna	تُعَسْكَرُ‎ tuʿaskaru			تُعَسْكَرَانِ‎ tuʿaskarāni			تُعَسْكَرْنَ‎ tuʿaskarna	يُعَسْكَرْنَ‎ yuʿaskarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُعَسْكَرَ‎ ʾuʿaskara	تُعَسْكَرَ‎ tuʿaskara	يُعَسْكَرَ‎ yuʿaskara		تُعَسْكَرَا‎ tuʿaskarā	يُعَسْكَرَا‎ yuʿaskarā		نُعَسْكَرَ‎ nuʿaskara	تُعَسْكَرُوا‎ tuʿaskarū	يُعَسْكَرُوا‎ yuʿaskarū
	f		تُعَسْكَرِي‎ tuʿaskarī	تُعَسْكَرَ‎ tuʿaskara			تُعَسْكَرَا‎ tuʿaskarā			تُعَسْكَرْنَ‎ tuʿaskarna	يُعَسْكَرْنَ‎ yuʿaskarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُعَسْكَرْ‎ ʾuʿaskar	تُعَسْكَرْ‎ tuʿaskar	يُعَسْكَرْ‎ yuʿaskar		تُعَسْكَرَا‎ tuʿaskarā	يُعَسْكَرَا‎ yuʿaskarā		نُعَسْكَرْ‎ nuʿaskar	تُعَسْكَرُوا‎ tuʿaskarū	يُعَسْكَرُوا‎ yuʿaskarū
	f		تُعَسْكَرِي‎ tuʿaskarī	تُعَسْكَرْ‎ tuʿaskar			تُعَسْكَرَا‎ tuʿaskarā			تُعَسْكَرْنَ‎ tuʿaskarna	يُعَسْكَرْنَ‎ yuʿaskarna

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Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَسْكَر‎ (ʿaskar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕas.kar/

Noun

عسكر • (ʕaskar) m

1. armed forces, soldiers

Derived terms

• عسكري‎ (ʕaskri)

See also

• جيش‎ (jayš, jīš)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic عَسْكَر‎ (ʿaskar).

Noun

عسكر • (asker) (plural عساكر‎ (asakir) or عسكرلر‎ (askerler))

1. army
2. soldier
   • 1927 October, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Nutuk‎, page 5:

     ‏مرزیفون و صامسونده انكلیز عسكرلری بولونیور.‎‎

     Merzifon ve Samsun'da ingiliz askerleri bulunuyor.

     There are British soldiers in Merzifon and Samsun.

Synonyms

• لشكر‎ (leşker)

Related terms

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

Descendants

• Turkish: asker
• → Azerbaijani: əsgər
• → Bashkir: ғәскәр (ğäskär)
• → Armenian: ասկեր (asker), ասքար (askʿar), ասկյար (askyar)
• → Bulgarian: аске́р (askér)
• → Crimean Tatar: asker
• → Greek: ασκέρι (askéri)
• ⇒ Indonesian: laskar
• → Kazakh: әскер (äsker)
• → Kyrgyz: аскер (asker)
• → Ladino: asker
• → Laz: asǩeri
• → Malay:

  Latin: askar

  Arabic: عسکر‎

• → Macedonian: аскер (asker)
• ⇒ Northern Kurdish: leşker
• → Russian: аске́р (askér), эске́р (eskér)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̏скер

  Latin: ȁsker

• → Tajik: аскар (askar)
• → Tatar: гаскәр (ğaskär)
• → Turkmen: esger
• → Uyghur: ئەسكەر‎ (esker)
• → Uzbek: askar