jasyr

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Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ясы́рь (jasýrʹ), from Crimean Tatar esir or Turkish esir, from Arabic أَسِير (ʔasīr), from Proto-Semitic *ʔasīr-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈja.sɘr/
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  • Rhymes: -asɘr
  • Syllabification: ja‧syr

Noun

jasyr m inan

  1. (historical) captivity under the Cossacks
  2. (collective) prisoners of the Cossacks

Declension

Further reading

  • jasyr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • jasyr in Polish dictionaries at PWN