askar
/asˈkɛə(ɹ)/
askar noun: police.
Noun
askar (countable and uncountable, plural askar or askars)
- Police.
- Back out my rambo blade, shit, I just seen askar, gotta move diggy2019 April 24, Richi of MaliStrip, “Mobbin’”
- I was told go put in my all, I can't leave one foot out the mud
Whether it's jugg, trap and opp block banging, run if I see askar2020 January 18, “Routine”, (CGE) MA (lyrics), 2:20
Proper noun capitalized: Askar
Askar (plural Askars)
- A surname from Arabic.
Forms of askar
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | askar |
| plural | askars |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Askars |
| alternative form | Ashkar |
Origin of askar
From Somali askar, collective of askari (“policeman”), from Arabic عَسْكَر (ʕaskar).
Borrowed from Arabic عسكر (ʕaskar, “army”). This surname is mostly found in Egypt.
Words that rhyme with askar
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- declare
- hair
- Sinclair
- where
- ayr
- care
- layer
- mayor
- parterre
- fare
- glare
- lair
- pear
- prayer
- snare
- compare
- dare
- rare
- share
- swear
- ware
- wear and tear
- Ayer
- blare
- flair
- forbear
- Kerr
- laissez faire
- mousquetaire
- pare
- prepare
- repair
- stare
- unfair
- yare
- -ware
- abear
- aflare
- despair
- glair
- heir
- impair
- Pierre
- reair
- scare
- tare
- trillionaire
- Voltaire
Questions about askar
- What does askar mean?
- Askar means police.
- What part of speech is askar?
- Askar can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce askar?
- Askar is pronounced /asˈkɛə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of askar?
- The plural of askar is askar.
Words near askar in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: askar (page history and authors); Askar (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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