asasyn

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian assassino, from Arabic أَسَاسِيِّين (ʔasāsiyyīn, 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

  1. (historical) assassin (a member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period)

Declension

Further reading

  • asasyn in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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