عصا
See also: عصى
Arabic
Etymology 1
From Proto-Semitic *ʕiṣ́-. Cognate with Hebrew עֵץ (ʿēṣ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa.sˤan/
- IPA(key): /ʕa.sˤaː/
- Homophone: عَصَى (ʿaṣā)
Noun
عَصًا • (ʿaṣan) f (construct state عَصَا (ʿaṣā), dual عَصَوَانِ (ʿaṣawāni), plural عُصِيّ (ʿuṣiyy) or عِصِيّ (ʿiṣiyy) or أَعْصٍ (ʾaʿṣin) or أَعْصَاء (ʾaʿṣāʾ))
- staff, stick
- punishment, chastisement
- wooden handle
- scepter
- crosier
- dominion
- penis
- lingual bone, tongue
- Muslim fraternity or a community in general
Declension
Declension of noun عَصًا (ʿaṣan)
| Singular | singular in ـًا (-an) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عَصَا ʿaṣā | الْعَصَا al-ʿaṣā | عَصَا ʿaṣā |
| Nominative | عَصًا ʿaṣan | الْعَصَا al-ʿaṣā | عَصَا ʿaṣā |
| Accusative | عَصًا ʿaṣan | الْعَصَا al-ʿaṣā | عَصَا ʿaṣā |
| Genitive | عَصًا ʿaṣan | الْعَصَا al-ʿaṣā | عَصَا ʿaṣā |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | عَصَوَيْن ʿaṣawayn | الْعَصَوَيْن al-ʿaṣawayn | عَصَوَيْ ʿaṣaway |
| Nominative | عَصَوَانِ ʿaṣawāni | الْعَصَوَانِ al-ʿaṣawāni | عَصَوَا ʿaṣawā |
| Accusative | عَصَوَيْنِ ʿaṣawayni | الْعَصَوَيْنِ al-ʿaṣawayni | عَصَوَيْ ʿaṣaway |
| Genitive | عَصَوَيْنِ ʿaṣawayni | الْعَصَوَيْنِ al-ʿaṣawayni | عَصَوَيْ ʿaṣaway |
| Plural | basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـٍ (-in) | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عُصِي; عِصِي; أَعْصِي; أَعْصَاء ʿuṣī; ʿiṣī; ʾaʿṣī; ʾaʿṣāʾ | الْعُصِي; الْعِصِي; الْأَعْصِي; الْأَعْصَاء al-ʿuṣī; al-ʿiṣī; al-ʾaʿṣī; al-ʾaʿṣāʾ | عُصِي; عِصِي; أَعْصِي; أَعْصَاء ʿuṣī; ʿiṣī; ʾaʿṣī; ʾaʿṣāʾ |
| Nominative | عُصِيٌّ; عِصِيٌّ; أَعْصٍ; أَعْصَاءٌ ʿuṣiyyun; ʿiṣiyyun; ʾaʿṣin; ʾaʿṣāʾun | الْعُصِيُّ; الْعِصِيُّ; الْأَعْصِي; الْأَعْصَاءُ al-ʿuṣiyyu; al-ʿiṣiyyu; al-ʾaʿṣī; al-ʾaʿṣāʾu | عُصِيُّ; عِصِيُّ; أَعْصِي; أَعْصَاءُ ʿuṣiyyu; ʿiṣiyyu; ʾaʿṣī; ʾaʿṣāʾu |
| Accusative | عُصِيًّا; عِصِيًّا; أَعْصِيًا; أَعْصَاءً ʿuṣiyyan; ʿiṣiyyan; ʾaʿṣiyan; ʾaʿṣāʾan | الْعُصِيَّ; الْعِصِيَّ; الْأَعْصِيَ; الْأَعْصَاءَ al-ʿuṣiyya; al-ʿiṣiyya; al-ʾaʿṣiya; al-ʾaʿṣāʾa | عُصِيَّ; عِصِيَّ; أَعْصِيَ; أَعْصَاءَ ʿuṣiyya; ʿiṣiyya; ʾaʿṣiya; ʾaʿṣāʾa |
| Genitive | عُصِيٍّ; عِصِيٍّ; أَعْصٍ; أَعْصَاءٍ ʿuṣiyyin; ʿiṣiyyin; ʾaʿṣin; ʾaʿṣāʾin | الْعُصِيِّ; الْعِصِيِّ; الْأَعْصِي; الْأَعْصَاءِ al-ʿuṣiyyi; al-ʿiṣiyyi; al-ʾaʿṣī; al-ʾaʿṣāʾi | عُصِيِّ; عِصِيِّ; أَعْصِي; أَعْصَاءِ ʿuṣiyyi; ʿiṣiyyi; ʾaʿṣī; ʾaʿṣāʾi |
Descendants
- Maltese: għasa
- Moroccan Arabic: عصا (ʕṣā)
- ⇒ Gulf Arabic: عصاية (ʿaṣāya)
- ⇒ Hijazi Arabic: عصاية (ʿaṣāya)
- → Armenian: ասա (asa)
Etymology 2
From the root ع ص و (ʿ-ṣ-w).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa.sˤaː/
- Homophone: عَصَى (ʿaṣā)
Verb
عَصَا • (ʿaṣā) I, non-past يَعْصُو (yaʿṣū)
- to beat or strike with a stick, sword, or staff; to use, handle, wield, equip any of the above.
- to dress wound, to use a splint on a wound
- to unite people for a purpose, to shepherd people together
Conjugation
Conjugation of
عَصَا
(form-I final-weak, verbal noun عَصْو)| verbal noun الْمَصْدَر | عَصْو ʿaṣw | |||||||||||
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| active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | عَاصٍ ʿāṣin | |||||||||||
| passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مَعْصُوّ maʿṣuww | |||||||||||
| 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 | عَصَوْتُ ʿaṣawtu | عَصَوْتَ ʿaṣawta | عَصَا ʿaṣā | عَصَوْتُمَا ʿaṣawtumā | عَصَوَا ʿaṣawā | عَصَوْنَا ʿaṣawnā | عَصَوْتُمْ ʿaṣawtum | عَصَوْا ʿaṣaw | |||
| f | عَصَوْتِ ʿaṣawti | عَصَتْ ʿaṣat | عَصَتَا ʿaṣatā | عَصَوْتُنَّ ʿaṣawtunna | عَصَوْنَ ʿaṣawna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أَعْصُو ʾaʿṣū | تَعْصُو taʿṣū | يَعْصُو yaʿṣū | تَعْصُوَانِ taʿṣuwāni | يَعْصُوَانِ yaʿṣuwāni | نَعْصُو naʿṣū | تَعْصُونَ taʿṣūna | يَعْصُونَ yaʿṣūna | |||
| f | تَعْصِينَ taʿṣīna | تَعْصُو taʿṣū | تَعْصُوَانِ taʿṣuwāni | تَعْصُونَ taʿṣūna | يَعْصُونَ yaʿṣūna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أَعْصُوَ ʾaʿṣuwa | تَعْصُوَ taʿṣuwa | يَعْصُوَ yaʿṣuwa | تَعْصُوَا taʿṣuwā | يَعْصُوَا yaʿṣuwā | نَعْصُوَ naʿṣuwa | تَعْصُوا taʿṣū | يَعْصُوا yaʿṣū | |||
| f | تَعْصِي taʿṣī | تَعْصُوَ taʿṣuwa | تَعْصُوَا taʿṣuwā | تَعْصُونَ taʿṣūna | يَعْصُونَ yaʿṣūna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أَعْصُ ʾaʿṣu | تَعْصُ taʿṣu | يَعْصُ yaʿṣu | تَعْصُوَا taʿṣuwā | يَعْصُوَا yaʿṣuwā | نَعْصُ naʿṣu | تَعْصُوا taʿṣū | يَعْصُوا yaʿṣū | |||
| f | تَعْصِي taʿṣī | تَعْصُ taʿṣu | تَعْصُوَا taʿṣuwā | تَعْصُونَ taʿṣūna | يَعْصُونَ yaʿṣūna | |||||||
| imperative الْأَمْر | m | اُعْصُ uʿṣu | اُعْصُوَا uʿṣuwā | اُعْصُوا uʿṣū | ||||||||
| f | اُعْصِي uʿṣī | اُعْصُونَ uʿṣūna | ||||||||||
| 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 | عُصِيتُ ʿuṣītu | عُصِيتَ ʿuṣīta | عُصِيَ ʿuṣiya | عُصِيتُمَا ʿuṣītumā | عُصِيَا ʿuṣiyā | عُصِينَا ʿuṣīnā | عُصِيتُمْ ʿuṣītum | عُصُوا ʿuṣū | |||
| f | عُصِيتِ ʿuṣīti | عُصِيَتْ ʿuṣiyat | عُصِيَتَا ʿuṣiyatā | عُصِيتُنَّ ʿuṣītunna | عُصِينَ ʿuṣīna | |||||||
| non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع | m | أُعْصَى ʾuʿṣā | تُعْصَى tuʿṣā | يُعْصَى yuʿṣā | تُعْصَيَانِ tuʿṣayāni | يُعْصَيَانِ yuʿṣayāni | نُعْصَى nuʿṣā | تُعْصَوْنَ tuʿṣawna | يُعْصَوْنَ yuʿṣawna | |||
| f | تُعْصَيْنَ tuʿṣayna | تُعْصَى tuʿṣā | تُعْصَيَانِ tuʿṣayāni | تُعْصَيْنَ tuʿṣayna | يُعْصَيْنَ yuʿṣayna | |||||||
| subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُعْصَى ʾuʿṣā | تُعْصَى tuʿṣā | يُعْصَى yuʿṣā | تُعْصَيَا tuʿṣayā | يُعْصَيَا yuʿṣayā | نُعْصَى nuʿṣā | تُعْصَوْا tuʿṣaw | يُعْصَوْا yuʿṣaw | |||
| f | تُعْصَيْ tuʿṣay | تُعْصَى tuʿṣā | تُعْصَيَا tuʿṣayā | تُعْصَيْنَ tuʿṣayna | يُعْصَيْنَ yuʿṣayna | |||||||
| jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُعْصَ ʾuʿṣa | تُعْصَ tuʿṣa | يُعْصَ yuʿṣa | تُعْصَيَا tuʿṣayā | يُعْصَيَا yuʿṣayā | نُعْصَ nuʿṣa | تُعْصَوْا tuʿṣaw | يُعْصَوْا yuʿṣaw | |||
| f | تُعْصَيْ tuʿṣay | تُعْصَ tuʿṣa | تُعْصَيَا tuʿṣayā | تُعْصَيْنَ tuʿṣayna | يُعْصَيْنَ yuʿṣayna | |||||||
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عصا”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Kohistani Shina
Noun
عصا (esā)
- cane