Arabic

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Etymology

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From عَصَبَ (ʕaṣaba, to bind).

Noun

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عِصَابَة (ʕiṣābaf (plural عِصَابَات (ʕiṣābāt) or عَصَائِب (ʕaṣāʔib))

  1. union, league, federation
  2. gang (organized crime syndicate)
  3. bandage, dressing (on a wound)
  4. headcloth, headband

Declension

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