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askar¹

  • /ˈæskə/ UK
  • /ˈæskɚ/ US

Sounds like asker · Rhymes with -æskə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar, “soldiers”).

noun askar · askars

  1. A native infantryman in the Moroccan army.

askar²

  • /asˈkɛə(ɹ)/
  • /ˈaskaɾ/

Rhymes with -ɛə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Somali askar, collective of askari (“policeman”), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).

noun askar · askars

  1. Multicultural London English, countable, slang, uncountable Police. Back out my rambo blade, shit, I just seen askar, gotta move diggy

Askar³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic عسكر (ʕaskar, “army”). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.

proper noun Askars · Ashkar

  1. A surname from Arabic.

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"askar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/askar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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askar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/askar

Chicago

"askar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/askar.

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@misc{askar_2026,
  title = {askar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/askar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}