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

Declension of asasyn

	singular	plural
nominative	asasyn	asasyni/asasyny (deprecative)
genitive	asasyna	asasynów
dative	asasynowi	asasynom
accusative	asasyna	asasynów
instrumental	asasynem	asasynami
locative	asasynie	asasynach
vocative	asasynie	asasyni

Further reading

• asasyn in Polish dictionaries at PWN