آسیمه

Persian

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from a prefixed form of Sogdian 𐼼𐼷𐼺 (sym /⁠sēm⁠/, confused, trouble).[1] Cognate to آسیب (āsēb/âsib); see there for more.

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? āsēma
Dari reading? āsēma
Iranian reading? âsime
Tajik reading? osema

Adjective

آسیمه • (āsēma / âsime) (Tajik spelling осема)

  1. (literary) confused, astonished

Derived terms

  • آسیمه‌سر (āsēma-sar / âsime-sar)
  • سراسیمه (sarāsēma / sarâsime)

References

  1. ^ Herzenberg, L. G. (2014), “Studies in Persian Etymology II”, in Acta Linguistica Petropolitana[1], volume 10, number 1, published by P. A. Kocharov and A. V. Shatskov, pages 19–48