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Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French assassin, from Italian assassino, of not entirely clear Arabic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ.sɑˈsɛi̯n/
- Hyphenation: as‧sas‧sijn
- Rhymes: -ɛi̯n
Noun
assassijn m (plural assassijnen or assassijns, diminutive assassijntje n)
- (historical) assassin (member of a Shi'a sect operating from the 11th until the 13th century)