afsun
See also: afsûn
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay afsun, from Classical Malay افسون (afsun), from Classical Persian افسون (afsūn, “incantation, charm”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈafsʊn/
- Hyphenation: af‧sun
- Rhymes: -sʊn, -ʊn, -n
Noun
afsun (first-person possessive afsunku, second-person possessive afsunmu, third-person possessive afsunnya)
References
- Mohammad Khosh Haikal Azad (2018) “Historical Cultural Linkages between Iran and Southeast Asia: Entered Persian Vocabularies in the Malay Language”, in Journal of Cultural Relation, pages 117-144
Further reading
- “afsun” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Noun
afsun (Jawi spelling افسون, plural afsun-afsun, informal 1st possessive afsunku, 2nd possessive afsunmu, 3rd possessive afsunnya)
Further reading
- “afsun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish افسون (afsun), from Persian افسون (afsun).
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | afsun | |
| Definite accusative | afsunu | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | afsun | afsunlar |
| Definite accusative | afsunu | afsunları |
| Dative | afsuna | afsunlara |
| Locative | afsunda | afsunlarda |
| Ablative | afsundan | afsunlardan |
| Genitive | afsunun | afsunların |
References
- “afsun”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “افسون”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 119b
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