عصبي
Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ص ب (ʕ ṣ b) |
| 9 terms |
Etymology
Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَصَب (ʕaṣab, “nerve”) + ـِيّ (-iyy) and in the later sense from tribal bonds and connections; compare عَصَبِيَّة (ʕaṣabiyya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʕa.sˤa.bijj/
Adjective
عَصَبِيّ • (ʕaṣabiyy) (feminine عَصَبِيَّة (ʕaṣabiyya), masculine plural عَصَبِيُّونَ (ʕaṣabiyyūna), feminine plural عَصَبِيَّات (ʕaṣabiyyāt))
- (anatomy) neural, nervous (concerning the nerves)
- nervous (anxious)
- sinewy; muscular
- short-tempered, quick-tempered, hotheaded (easily angered)
- (Modern Standard Arabic) violent, aggressive
- (relational) related to tribal bonds
Declension
| singular | masculine | feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | عَصَبِي ʕaṣabī |
الْعَصَبِي al-ʕaṣabī |
عَصَبِيَّة ʕaṣabiyya |
الْعَصَبِيَّة al-ʕaṣabiyya |
| nominative | عَصَبِيٌّ ʕaṣabiyyun |
الْعَصَبِيُّ al-ʕaṣabiyyu |
عَصَبِيَّةٌ ʕaṣabiyyatun |
الْعَصَبِيَّةُ al-ʕaṣabiyyatu |
| accusative | عَصَبِيًّا ʕaṣabiyyan |
الْعَصَبِيَّ al-ʕaṣabiyya |
عَصَبِيَّةً ʕaṣabiyyatan |
الْعَصَبِيَّةَ al-ʕaṣabiyyata |
| genitive | عَصَبِيٍّ ʕaṣabiyyin |
الْعَصَبِيِّ al-ʕaṣabiyyi |
عَصَبِيَّةٍ ʕaṣabiyyatin |
الْعَصَبِيَّةِ al-ʕaṣabiyyati |
| dual | masculine | feminine | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | عَصَبِيَّيْن ʕaṣabiyyayn |
الْعَصَبِيَّيْن al-ʕaṣabiyyayn |
عَصَبِيَّتَيْن ʕaṣabiyyatayn |
الْعَصَبِيَّتَيْن al-ʕaṣabiyyatayn |
| nominative | عَصَبِيَّانِ ʕaṣabiyyāni |
الْعَصَبِيَّانِ al-ʕaṣabiyyāni |
عَصَبِيَّتَانِ ʕaṣabiyyatāni |
الْعَصَبِيَّتَانِ al-ʕaṣabiyyatāni |
| accusative | عَصَبِيَّيْنِ ʕaṣabiyyayni |
الْعَصَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʕaṣabiyyayni |
عَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ ʕaṣabiyyatayni |
الْعَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕaṣabiyyatayni |
| genitive | عَصَبِيَّيْنِ ʕaṣabiyyayni |
الْعَصَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʕaṣabiyyayni |
عَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ ʕaṣabiyyatayni |
الْعَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕaṣabiyyatayni |
| plural | masculine | feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| informal | عَصَبِيِّين ʕaṣabiyyīn |
الْعَصَبِيِّين al-ʕaṣabiyyīn |
عَصَبِيَّات ʕaṣabiyyāt |
الْعَصَبِيَّات al-ʕaṣabiyyāt |
| nominative | عَصَبِيُّونَ ʕaṣabiyyūna |
الْعَصَبِيُّونَ al-ʕaṣabiyyūna |
عَصَبِيَّاتٌ ʕaṣabiyyātun |
الْعَصَبِيَّاتُ al-ʕaṣabiyyātu |
| accusative | عَصَبِيِّينَ ʕaṣabiyyīna |
الْعَصَبِيِّينَ al-ʕaṣabiyyīna |
عَصَبِيَّاتٍ ʕaṣabiyyātin |
الْعَصَبِيَّاتِ al-ʕaṣabiyyāti |
| genitive | عَصَبِيِّينَ ʕaṣabiyyīna |
الْعَصَبِيِّينَ al-ʕaṣabiyyīna |
عَصَبِيَّاتٍ ʕaṣabiyyātin |
الْعَصَبِيَّاتِ al-ʕaṣabiyyāti |
Descendants
- → Azerbaijani: əsəbi
- → Persian: عصبی
- → Ottoman Turkish: عصبی (asabi)
- → Turkish: asabi
- → Uzbek: asabiy
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عصبي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary[1], London: W.H. Allen
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ص ب |
| 2 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic عَصَبِيّ (ʕaṣabiyy).
Pronunciation
Adjective
عصبي • (ʕaṣabi) (feminine عصبيّة (ʕaṣabiyye), common plural عصبيّين (ʕaṣabiyyīn))