عصبة
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ص ب (ʕ ṣ b) |
| 9 terms |
Etymology
Instance noun from عَصَبَ (ʕaṣaba, “to bind”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕusˤ.ba/
Noun
عُصْبَة • (ʕuṣba) f (plural عُصَب (ʕuṣab) or عُصُبَات (ʕuṣubāt) or عُصْبَات (ʕuṣbāt))
- a league (a group or association of cooperating members)
- عُصْبَةُ الأُمَم ― ʕuṣbatu al-ʔumam ― League of Nations
- a faction (a group of people)
- a clique (a small, exclusive group of individuals)
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عُصْبَة ʕuṣba |
الْعُصْبَة al-ʕuṣba |
عُصْبَة ʕuṣbat |
| nominative | عُصْبَةٌ ʕuṣbatun |
الْعُصْبَةُ al-ʕuṣbatu |
عُصْبَةُ ʕuṣbatu |
| accusative | عُصْبَةً ʕuṣbatan |
الْعُصْبَةَ al-ʕuṣbata |
عُصْبَةَ ʕuṣbata |
| genitive | عُصْبَةٍ ʕuṣbatin |
الْعُصْبَةِ al-ʕuṣbati |
عُصْبَةِ ʕuṣbati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | عُصْبَتَيْن ʕuṣbatayn |
الْعُصْبَتَيْن al-ʕuṣbatayn |
عُصْبَتَيْ ʕuṣbatay |
| nominative | عُصْبَتَانِ ʕuṣbatāni |
الْعُصْبَتَانِ al-ʕuṣbatāni |
عُصْبَتَا ʕuṣbatā |
| accusative | عُصْبَتَيْنِ ʕuṣbatayni |
الْعُصْبَتَيْنِ al-ʕuṣbatayni |
عُصْبَتَيْ ʕuṣbatay |
| genitive | عُصْبَتَيْنِ ʕuṣbatayni |
الْعُصْبَتَيْنِ al-ʕuṣbatayni |
عُصْبَتَيْ ʕuṣbatay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote; sound feminine plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | عُصَب; عُصُبَات; عُصْبَات ʕuṣab; ʕuṣubāt; ʕuṣbāt |
الْعُصَب; الْعُصُبَات; الْعُصْبَات al-ʕuṣab; al-ʕuṣubāt; al-ʕuṣbāt |
عُصَب; عُصُبَات; عُصْبَات ʕuṣab; ʕuṣubāt; ʕuṣbāt |
| nominative | عُصَبٌ; عُصُبَاتٌ; عُصْبَاتٌ ʕuṣabun; ʕuṣubātun; ʕuṣbātun |
الْعُصَبُ; الْعُصُبَاتُ; الْعُصْبَاتُ al-ʕuṣabu; al-ʕuṣubātu; al-ʕuṣbātu |
عُصَبُ; عُصُبَاتُ; عُصْبَاتُ ʕuṣabu; ʕuṣubātu; ʕuṣbātu |
| accusative | عُصَبًا; عُصُبَاتٍ; عُصْبَاتٍ ʕuṣaban; ʕuṣubātin; ʕuṣbātin |
الْعُصَبَ; الْعُصُبَاتِ; الْعُصْبَاتِ al-ʕuṣaba; al-ʕuṣubāti; al-ʕuṣbāti |
عُصَبَ; عُصُبَاتِ; عُصْبَاتِ ʕuṣaba; ʕuṣubāti; ʕuṣbāti |
| genitive | عُصَبٍ; عُصُبَاتٍ; عُصْبَاتٍ ʕuṣabin; ʕuṣubātin; ʕuṣbātin |
الْعُصَبِ; الْعُصُبَاتِ; الْعُصْبَاتِ al-ʕuṣabi; al-ʕuṣubāti; al-ʕuṣbāti |
عُصَبِ; عُصُبَاتِ; عُصْبَاتِ ʕuṣabi; ʕuṣubāti; ʕuṣbāti |