عصبي

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See also: غضبى and عصبی

Arabic

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Root
ع ص ب (ʕ ṣ b)
8 terms

Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of عَصَب (ʕaṣab, nerve) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy) and in the later sense from tribal bonds and connections; compare عَصَبِيَّة (ʕaṣabiyya).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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عَصَبِيّ (ʕaṣabiyy) (feminine عَصَبِيَّة (ʕaṣabiyya), masculine plural عَصَبِيُّونَ (ʕaṣabiyyūna), feminine plural عَصَبِيَّات (ʕaṣabiyyāt))

  1. (anatomy) neural, nervous (concerning the nerves)
  2. nervous (anxious)
  3. sinewy; muscular
  4. short-tempered, quick-tempered, hotheaded (easily angered)
  5. (Modern Standard Arabic) violent, aggressive
  6. (relational) related to tribal bonds

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: əsəbi
  • Persian: عصبی
  • Ottoman Turkish: عصبی (asabi)
  • Uzbek: asabiy

References

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ع ص ب
2 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic عَصَبِيّ (ʕaṣabiyy).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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