Etymology

ASA

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Today it means: The third king of Judah mentioned in the Books of Kings who succeeded his father Abijah; the father of King Jehoshaphat. (Matthew calls him "Asaph" in Matthew 1:7.) Full definition →

Late Latin Asa ← Koine Greek Ἀσά ← Biblical Hebrew אָסָא
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  1. Sumerian · derived from𒀀𒍪“physician, healer”
  2. Akkadian · derived from𒀀𒍪
  3. Aramaic · derived fromאָסְיָא“physician, doctor, healer”
  4. Biblical Hebrew · borrowed fromאָסָא
  5. Koine Greek · borrowed fromἈσά
  6. Late Latin · borrowed fromAsa
  7. English todayAsa

Via Late Latin Asa from Koine Greek Ἀσά (Asá) from Biblical Hebrew אָסָא (ʾĀsāʾ), from Aramaic אָסְיָא (ʾāsyā, “physician, doctor, healer”), from Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠asû⁠/) from Sumerian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /⁠azu⁠/, “physician, healer”); compare Classical Syriac ܐܵܣܝܵܐ (ʾāsyā, “healer, physician, medical doctor”) whence Arabic آسٍ (ʔāsin).

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