Georgian form of Asma according to a Russian source, but Georgian sources say that this name means "innocent, chaste, virginal" and "honest" in Arabic.In Georgian literature, Asmat is the name of a character from the 12th-century epic poem The Knight in the Panther's Skin written by the Georgian poet Shota Rustaveli. She is the servant of the princess Nestan-Darejan, who becomes good friends with prince Tariel and goes to live in a cave with him.