Persian · noun · The Heart & the Body

Aseb

आसेब
said aa-seb
also written: Aaseb
Meaning

An affliction or haunting possession, a calamity or obsessive influence that grips the mind and heart.

Literally: calamity, affliction, possession

Usage & notes

Aseb evokes the heart seized as if by a haunting force, an obsession that takes hold like a spirit. It lends the language of possession to states of mind overwhelmed by a single overpowering feeling.