عصابة
Arabic
Etymology
From عَصَبَ (ʿaṣaba, “to bind”).
Noun
عِصَابَة • (ʿiṣāba) f (plural عِصَابَات (ʿiṣābāt) or عَصَائِب (ʿaṣāʾib))
- union, league, federation
- gang (organized crime syndicate)
- bandage, dressing (on a wound)
- headcloth, headband
Declension
Declension of noun عِصَابَة (ʿiṣāba)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عِصَابَة ʿiṣāba | الْعِصَابَة al-ʿiṣāba | عِصَابَة ʿiṣābat |
| Nominative | عِصَابَةٌ ʿiṣābatun | الْعِصَابَةُ al-ʿiṣābatu | عِصَابَةُ ʿiṣābatu |
| Accusative | عِصَابَةً ʿiṣābatan | الْعِصَابَةَ al-ʿiṣābata | عِصَابَةَ ʿiṣābata |
| Genitive | عِصَابَةٍ ʿiṣābatin | الْعِصَابَةِ al-ʿiṣābati | عِصَابَةِ ʿiṣābati |
| Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
| Informal | عِصَابَتَيْن ʿiṣābatayn | الْعِصَابَتَيْن al-ʿiṣābatayn | عِصَابَتَيْ ʿiṣābatay |
| Nominative | عِصَابَتَانِ ʿiṣābatāni | الْعِصَابَتَانِ al-ʿiṣābatāni | عِصَابَتَا ʿiṣābatā |
| Accusative | عِصَابَتَيْنِ ʿiṣābatayni | الْعِصَابَتَيْنِ al-ʿiṣābatayni | عِصَابَتَيْ ʿiṣābatay |
| Genitive | عِصَابَتَيْنِ ʿiṣābatayni | الْعِصَابَتَيْنِ al-ʿiṣābatayni | عِصَابَتَيْ ʿiṣābatay |
| Plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | عِصَابَات; عَصَائِب ʿiṣābāt; ʿaṣāʾib | الْعِصَابَات; الْعَصَائِب al-ʿiṣābāt; al-ʿaṣāʾib | عِصَابَات; عَصَائِب ʿiṣābāt; ʿaṣāʾib |
| Nominative | عِصَابَاتٌ; عَصَائِبُ ʿiṣābātun; ʿaṣāʾibu | الْعِصَابَاتُ; الْعَصَائِبُ al-ʿiṣābātu; al-ʿaṣāʾibu | عِصَابَاتُ; عَصَائِبُ ʿiṣābātu; ʿaṣāʾibu |
| Accusative | عِصَابَاتٍ; عَصَائِبَ ʿiṣābātin; ʿaṣāʾiba | الْعِصَابَاتِ; الْعَصَائِبَ al-ʿiṣābāti; al-ʿaṣāʾiba | عِصَابَاتِ; عَصَائِبَ ʿiṣābāti; ʿaṣāʾiba |
| Genitive | عِصَابَاتٍ; عَصَائِبَ ʿiṣābātin; ʿaṣāʾiba | الْعِصَابَاتِ; الْعَصَائِبِ al-ʿiṣābāti; al-ʿaṣāʾibi | عِصَابَاتِ; عَصَائِبِ ʿiṣābāti; ʿaṣāʾibi |