عصاب

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ع ص ب (ʕ-ṣ-b)

Noun

عُصَاب • (ʕuṣāb) m

1. neurosis

Declension

Declension of noun عُصَاب (ʕuṣāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُصَاب ʕuṣāb	الْعُصَاب al-ʕuṣāb	عُصَاب ʕuṣāb
Nominative	عُصَابٌ ʕuṣābun	الْعُصَابُ al-ʕuṣābu	عُصَابُ ʕuṣābu
Accusative	عُصَابًا ʕuṣāban	الْعُصَابَ al-ʕuṣāba	عُصَابَ ʕuṣāba
Genitive	عُصَابٍ ʕuṣābin	الْعُصَابِ al-ʕuṣābi	عُصَابِ ʕuṣābi

Etymology 2

Root
ع ص ب (ʕ-ṣ-b)

Potentially partially from Classical Syriac ܥܨܒܐ (ʕəṣāḇā).

Noun

عِصَاب • (ʕiṣāb) m

1. a thing wherewith another thing—particularly a body part of man or beast—is bound, bandage

Declension

Declension of noun عِصَاب (ʕiṣāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِصَاب ʕiṣāb	الْعِصَاب al-ʕiṣāb	عِصَاب ʕiṣāb
Nominative	عِصَابٌ ʕiṣābun	الْعِصَابُ al-ʕiṣābu	عِصَابُ ʕiṣābu
Accusative	عِصَابًا ʕiṣāban	الْعِصَابَ al-ʕiṣāba	عِصَابَ ʕiṣāba
Genitive	عِصَابٍ ʕiṣābin	الْعِصَابِ al-ʕiṣābi	عِصَابِ ʕiṣābi

Etymology 3

Root
ع ص ب (ʕ-ṣ-b)

Probably Aramaic עוצבא (ʕuṣbā).

Noun

عُصَاب • (ʕuṣāb) m

1. cress (Lepidium spp.)

Declension

Declension of noun عُصَاب (ʕuṣāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُصَاب ʕuṣāb	الْعُصَاب al-ʕuṣāb	عُصَاب ʕuṣāb
Nominative	عُصَابٌ ʕuṣābun	الْعُصَابُ al-ʕuṣābu	عُصَابُ ʕuṣābu
Accusative	عُصَابًا ʕuṣāban	الْعُصَابَ al-ʕuṣāba	عُصَابَ ʕuṣāba
Genitive	عُصَابٍ ʕuṣābin	الْعُصَابِ al-ʕuṣābi	عُصَابِ ʕuṣābi

Etymology 4

Occupational noun

Root
ع ص ب (ʕ-ṣ-b)

Noun

عَصَّاب • (ʕaṣṣāb) m

1. vendor or spinner of thread or yarn

Declension

Declension of noun عَصَّاب (ʕaṣṣāb)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَصَّاب ʕaṣṣāb	الْعَصَّاب al-ʕaṣṣāb	عَصَّاب ʕaṣṣāb
Nominative	عَصَّابٌ ʕaṣṣābun	الْعَصَّابُ al-ʕaṣṣābu	عَصَّابُ ʕaṣṣābu
Accusative	عَصَّابًا ʕaṣṣāban	الْعَصَّابَ al-ʕaṣṣāba	عَصَّابَ ʕaṣṣāba
Genitive	عَصَّابٍ ʕaṣṣābin	الْعَصَّابِ al-ʕaṣṣābi	عَصَّابِ ʕaṣṣābi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَصَّابَيْن ʕaṣṣābayn	الْعَصَّابَيْن al-ʕaṣṣābayn	عَصَّابَيْ ʕaṣṣābay
Nominative	عَصَّابَانِ ʕaṣṣābāni	الْعَصَّابَانِ al-ʕaṣṣābāni	عَصَّابَا ʕaṣṣābā
Accusative	عَصَّابَيْنِ ʕaṣṣābayni	الْعَصَّابَيْنِ al-ʕaṣṣābayni	عَصَّابَيْ ʕaṣṣābay
Genitive	عَصَّابَيْنِ ʕaṣṣābayni	الْعَصَّابَيْنِ al-ʕaṣṣābayni	عَصَّابَيْ ʕaṣṣābay
Plural	sound masculine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَصَّابِين ʕaṣṣābīn	الْعَصَّابِين al-ʕaṣṣābīn	عَصَّابِي ʕaṣṣābī
Nominative	عَصَّابُونَ ʕaṣṣābūna	الْعَصَّابُونَ al-ʕaṣṣābūna	عَصَّابُو ʕaṣṣābū
Accusative	عَصَّابِينَ ʕaṣṣābīna	الْعَصَّابِينَ al-ʕaṣṣābīna	عَصَّابِي ʕaṣṣābī
Genitive	عَصَّابِينَ ʕaṣṣābīna	الْعَصَّابِينَ al-ʕaṣṣābīna	عَصَّابِي ʕaṣṣābī

References

• “ˁṣb”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Lane, Edward William (1863) “عصاب”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 2060a
• Löw, Immanuel (1881) Aramæische Pflanzennamen‎^[2] (in German), Leipzig: Wilhelm Engelmann, page 324 Nr. 269