jasyr

 

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jasyr

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈja.sɘr/

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• Rhymes: -asɘr
• Syllabification: ja‧syr

jasyr m inan

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

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