عصبة

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Arabic

Root
ع ص ب (ʕ ṣ b)
8 terms

Etymology

Instance noun from عَصَبَ (ʕaṣaba, to bind).

Pronunciation

Noun

عُصْبَة (ʕuṣbaf (plural عُصَب (ʕuṣab) or عُصُبَات (ʕuṣubāt) or عُصْبَات (ʕuṣbāt))

  1. a league (a group or association of cooperating members)
    عُصْبَةُ الأُمَمʕuṣbatu al-ʔumamLeague of Nations
  2. a faction (a group of people)
  3. a clique (a small, exclusive group of individuals)

Declension