عصبة

Arabic

Root
ع ص ب (ʕ-ṣ-b)

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))

1. a league (a group or association of cooperating members)

   عُصْبَةُ الأُمَم ― ʕuṣbatu al-ʔumam ― League of Nations

2. a faction (a group of people)
3. a clique (a small, exclusive group of individuals)

Declension

Declension of noun عُصْبَة (ʕuṣba)

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