askari

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-

Proto-Indo-European *-seti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati

Proto-Iranian *karah

Middle Persian lšklbor.?

Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar)

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy)bor.

Swahili askaribor.

English askari

From Swahili askari (“soldier”), from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy). Doublet of lascar.

Noun

askari (plural askari or askaris)

1. (historical) A member of a local African military or police unit, usually one serving in a European colonial force.

Translations

member of local African military or police

• French: askari (fr) m
• German: Askari (de) m
• Italian: ascaro (it) m
• Polish: askarys m
• Portuguese: ascari m
• Swahili: askari (sw)

Anagrams

• Kasari, rakias

Basque

Alternative forms

• askai

Etymology

From arrats (“afternoon”) +‎ -ari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as̺kaɾi/ [as̺.ka.ɾi]
• Rhymes: -aɾi, -i
• Hyphenation: as‧ka‧ri

Noun

askari inan

1. nuncheon
2. (Northern) breakfast

   Synonym: gosari (Southern)

Declension

Declension of askari (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	askari	askaria	askariak	askariok
ergative	askarik	askariak	askariek	askariok
dative	askariri	askariari	askariei	askarioi
genitive	askariren	askariaren	askarien	askarion
comitative	askarirekin	askariarekin	askariekin	askariokin
causative	askarirengatik	askariarengatik	askariengatik	askariongatik
benefactive	askarirentzat	askariarentzat	askarientzat	askariontzat
instrumental	askariz	askariaz	askariez	askariotaz
inessive	askaritan	askarian	askarietan	askariotan
locative	askaritako	askariko	askarietako	askariotako
allative	askaritara	askarira	askarietara	askariotara
terminative	askaritaraino	askariraino	askarietaraino	askariotaraino
directive	askaritarantz	askarirantz	askarietarantz	askariotarantz
destinative	askaritarako	askarirako	askarietarako	askariotarako
ablative	askaritatik	askaritik	askarietatik	askariotatik
partitive	askaririk	—	—	—
prolative	askaritzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “askari”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “askari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili askari (“soldier”), from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.ka.ʁi/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

askari m (plural askaris)

1. (historical) askari

Somali

Etymology

From Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy).

Noun

askari f (plural askaro m)

1. soldier, police officer

See also

• askar

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek-

Proto-Indo-European *-seti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂lékseti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrákšati

Proto-Iranian *karah

Middle Persian lšklbor.?

Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar)

Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy)

Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy)bor.

Swahili askari

Borrowed from Arabic عَسْكَرِيّ (ʕaskariyy).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

askari class I/IX (plural askari class II/X or maaskari class II/X)

1. soldier, guard
2. police officer

Descendants

• → Chichewa: msilikali, msirikali
• → English: askari
• → French: askari
• → German: Askari
• → Iraqw: askaari
• → Italian: ascaro
• → Polish: askarys

See also

• mwanajeshi