aṣẹ

See also: ase, ASE, äse, asé, asè, asė, åse, Åse, -ase, and Āsè

Yoruba

Etymology 1

a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ̀ (“to offend”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ʃɛ̀/

Noun

aṣẹ̀

1. offender

Etymology 2

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ́ (“to eject”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ʃɛ́/

Noun

àṣẹ́

1. menstruation

   Synonyms: nǹkan oṣù, àlejò

Etymology 3

From à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ ṣẹ (“to come to pass, to take effect”). Compare with Edo isẹ and Urhobo isẹ.

Alternative forms

• ị̀ṣẹ (Ekiti, Ifẹ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ʃɛ̄/

Noun

àṣẹ

1. aṣẹ, power, authority
2. order, command, authorization, warranty

   Ọba wọn pa àṣẹ fún wa. ― Their king gave us an order.

3. spell, charm

   Ó ti ta àṣẹ lé wa. ― He's cast a spell on us.

Derived terms

• aláṣẹ (“executive”)
• apàṣẹ (“one who gives an order or command”)
• gbólóhùn àṣẹ (“imperative sentence”)
• àṣẹ iná (“firepower”)
• àṣẹ ológun (“edict”)
• àṣẹ ìmúṣe (“executive authority”)
• àṣẹ ìmúṣẹ́ṣe (“executive power”)
• àṣẹkáṣẹ (“reckless or misaligned command, authority, or spell; any command, authority or spell”)

 

Descendants

• → Spanish: aché
• → Portuguese: axé
• → English: ase

Interjection

àṣẹ!

1. let it be so so; may it be so!

Related terms

• àmín (“amen”)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ʃɛ̄/

Noun

àṣẹ

1. Iodes africana