عصابة
Arabic
Etymology
From عَصَبَ (ʕaṣaba, “to bind”).
Noun
عِصَابَة • (ʕiṣāba) f (plural عِصَابَات (ʕiṣābāt) or عَصَائِب (ʕaṣāʔib))
- union, league, federation
- gang (organized crime syndicate)
- bandage, dressing (on a wound)
- headcloth, headband
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عِصَابَة ʕiṣāba |
الْعِصَابَة al-ʕiṣāba |
عِصَابَة ʕiṣābat |
| nominative | عِصَابَةٌ ʕiṣābatun |
الْعِصَابَةُ al-ʕiṣābatu |
عِصَابَةُ ʕiṣābatu |
| accusative | عِصَابَةً ʕiṣābatan |
الْعِصَابَةَ al-ʕiṣābata |
عِصَابَةَ ʕiṣābata |
| genitive | عِصَابَةٍ ʕiṣābatin |
الْعِصَابَةِ al-ʕiṣābati |
عِصَابَةِ ʕiṣābati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عِصَابَتَيْن ʕiṣābatayn |
الْعِصَابَتَيْن al-ʕiṣābatayn |
عِصَابَتَيْ ʕiṣābatay |
| nominative | عِصَابَتَانِ ʕiṣābatāni |
الْعِصَابَتَانِ al-ʕiṣābatāni |
عِصَابَتَا ʕiṣābatā |
| accusative | عِصَابَتَيْنِ ʕiṣābatayni |
الْعِصَابَتَيْنِ al-ʕiṣābatayni |
عِصَابَتَيْ ʕiṣābatay |
| genitive | عِصَابَتَيْنِ ʕiṣābatayni |
الْعِصَابَتَيْنِ al-ʕiṣābatayni |
عِصَابَتَيْ ʕiṣābatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عِصَابَات; عَصَائِب ʕiṣābāt; ʕaṣāʔib |
الْعِصَابَات; الْعَصَائِب al-ʕiṣābāt; al-ʕaṣāʔib |
عِصَابَات; عَصَائِب ʕiṣābāt; ʕaṣāʔib |
| nominative | عِصَابَاتٌ; عَصَائِبُ ʕiṣābātun; ʕaṣāʔibu |
الْعِصَابَاتُ; الْعَصَائِبُ al-ʕiṣābātu; al-ʕaṣāʔibu |
عِصَابَاتُ; عَصَائِبُ ʕiṣābātu; ʕaṣāʔibu |
| accusative | عِصَابَاتٍ; عَصَائِبَ ʕiṣābātin; ʕaṣāʔiba |
الْعِصَابَاتِ; الْعَصَائِبَ al-ʕiṣābāti; al-ʕaṣāʔiba |
عِصَابَاتِ; عَصَائِبَ ʕiṣābāti; ʕaṣāʔiba |
| genitive | عِصَابَاتٍ; عَصَائِبَ ʕiṣābātin; ʕaṣāʔiba |
الْعِصَابَاتِ; الْعَصَائِبِ al-ʕiṣābāti; al-ʕaṣāʔibi |
عِصَابَاتِ; عَصَائِبِ ʕiṣābāti; ʕaṣāʔibi |