عصبي

عصبي

See also: غضبى‎ and عصبی‎

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ص ب‎ (ʿ-ṣ-b). Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَصَب‎ (ʿaṣab, “nerve”) +‎ ـِيّ‎ (-iyy) and in the later sense from tribal bonds and connections; compare عَصَبِيَّة‎ (ʿaṣabiyya).

Adjective

عَصَبِيّ • (ʿaṣabiyy) m, feminine عَصَبِيَّة‎ (ʿaṣabiyya), masculine plural عَصَبِيُّون‎ (ʿaṣabiyyūn), feminine plural عَصَبِيَّات‎ (ʿaṣabiyyāt)

1. neural (concerning the nerves)
2. nervous (anxious)
3. sinewy; muscular
4. (modern) violent, aggressive

Declension

Declension of adjective عَصَبِيّ (ʿaṣabiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَصَبِي ʿaṣabī	الْعَصَبِي‎ al-ʿaṣabī	عَصَبِيَّة‎ ʿaṣabiyya	الْعَصَبِيَّة‎ al-ʿaṣabiyya
Nominative	عَصَبِيٌّ ʿaṣabiyyun	الْعَصَبِيُّ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyu	عَصَبِيَّةٌ‎ ʿaṣabiyyatun	الْعَصَبِيَّةُ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyatu
Accusative	عَصَبِيًّا‎ ʿaṣabiyyan	الْعَصَبِيَّ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyya	عَصَبِيَّةً‎ ʿaṣabiyyatan	الْعَصَبِيَّةَ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyata
Genitive	عَصَبِيٍّ ʿaṣabiyyin	الْعَصَبِيِّ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyi	عَصَبِيَّةٍ‎ ʿaṣabiyyatin	الْعَصَبِيَّةِ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَصَبِيَّيْن‎ ʿaṣabiyyayn	الْعَصَبِيَّيْن‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyayn	عَصَبِيَّتَيْن‎ ʿaṣabiyyatayn	الْعَصَبِيَّتَيْن‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyatayn
Nominative	عَصَبِيَّانِ‎ ʿaṣabiyyāni	الْعَصَبِيَّانِ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyāni	عَصَبِيَّتَانِ‎ ʿaṣabiyyatāni	الْعَصَبِيَّتَانِ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyatāni
Accusative	عَصَبِيَّيْنِ‎ ʿaṣabiyyayni	الْعَصَبِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyayni	عَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ʿaṣabiyyatayni	الْعَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyatayni
Genitive	عَصَبِيَّيْنِ‎ ʿaṣabiyyayni	الْعَصَبِيَّيْنِ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyayni	عَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ‎ ʿaṣabiyyatayni	الْعَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَصَبِيِّين‎ ʿaṣabiyyīn	الْعَصَبِيِّين‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyīn	عَصَبِيَّات‎ ʿaṣabiyyāt	الْعَصَبِيَّات‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyāt
Nominative	عَصَبِيُّونَ‎ ʿaṣabiyyūna	الْعَصَبِيُّونَ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyūna	عَصَبِيَّاتٌ‎ ʿaṣabiyyātun	الْعَصَبِيَّاتُ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyātu
Accusative	عَصَبِيِّينَ‎ ʿaṣabiyyīna	الْعَصَبِيِّينَ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyīna	عَصَبِيَّاتٍ‎ ʿaṣabiyyātin	الْعَصَبِيَّاتِ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyāti
Genitive	عَصَبِيِّينَ‎ ʿaṣabiyyīna	الْعَصَبِيِّينَ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyīna	عَصَبِيَّاتٍ‎ ʿaṣabiyyātin	الْعَصَبِيَّاتِ‎ al-ʿaṣabiyyāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “عصبي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ص ب‎

Etymology

From Arabic عَصَبِيّ‎ (ʿaṣabiyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.sˤa.bi/, [ˈʕɑ.sˤɑ.bi]

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Adjective

عصبي • (ʕaṣabi) (feminine عصبيّة‎ (ʕaṣabiyye), common plural عصبيّين‎ (ʕaṣabiyyīn))

1. nervy, oversensitive, touchy, irritable
2. neuro-, neural