عصابة

Arabic

Etymology

From عَصَبَ (ʕaṣaba, “to bind”).

Noun

عِصَابَة • (ʕiṣāba) f (plural عِصَابَات (ʕiṣābāt) or عَصَائِب (ʕaṣāʔib))

1. union, league, federation
2. gang (organized crime syndicate)
3. bandage, dressing (on a wound)
4. headcloth, headband

Declension

Declension of noun عِصَابَة (ʕiṣāba)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِصَابَة ʕiṣāba	الْعِصَابَة al-ʕiṣāba	عِصَابَة ʕiṣābat
Nominative	عِصَابَةٌ ʕiṣābatun	الْعِصَابَةُ al-ʕiṣābatu	عِصَابَةُ ʕiṣābatu
Accusative	عِصَابَةً ʕiṣābatan	الْعِصَابَةَ al-ʕiṣābata	عِصَابَةَ ʕiṣābata
Genitive	عِصَابَةٍ ʕiṣābatin	الْعِصَابَةِ al-ʕiṣābati	عِصَابَةِ ʕiṣābati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِصَابَتَيْن ʕiṣābatayn	الْعِصَابَتَيْن al-ʕiṣābatayn	عِصَابَتَيْ ʕiṣābatay
Nominative	عِصَابَتَانِ ʕiṣābatāni	الْعِصَابَتَانِ al-ʕiṣābatāni	عِصَابَتَا ʕiṣābatā
Accusative	عِصَابَتَيْنِ ʕiṣābatayni	الْعِصَابَتَيْنِ al-ʕiṣābatayni	عِصَابَتَيْ ʕiṣābatay
Genitive	عِصَابَتَيْنِ ʕiṣābatayni	الْعِصَابَتَيْنِ al-ʕiṣābatayni	عِصَابَتَيْ ʕiṣābatay
Plural	sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عِصَابَات‎; عَصَائِب ʕiṣābāt‎; ʕaṣāʔib	الْعِصَابَات‎; الْعَصَائِب al-ʕiṣābāt‎; al-ʕaṣāʔib	عِصَابَات‎; عَصَائِب ʕiṣābāt‎; ʕaṣāʔib
Nominative	عِصَابَاتٌ‎; عَصَائِبُ ʕiṣābātun‎; ʕaṣāʔibu	الْعِصَابَاتُ‎; الْعَصَائِبُ al-ʕiṣābātu‎; al-ʕaṣāʔibu	عِصَابَاتُ‎; عَصَائِبُ ʕiṣābātu‎; ʕaṣāʔibu
Accusative	عِصَابَاتٍ‎; عَصَائِبَ ʕiṣābātin‎; ʕaṣāʔiba	الْعِصَابَاتِ‎; الْعَصَائِبَ al-ʕiṣābāti‎; al-ʕaṣāʔiba	عِصَابَاتِ‎; عَصَائِبَ ʕiṣābāti‎; ʕaṣāʔiba
Genitive	عِصَابَاتٍ‎; عَصَائِبَ ʕiṣābātin‎; ʕaṣāʔiba	الْعِصَابَاتِ‎; الْعَصَائِبِ al-ʕiṣābāti‎; al-ʕaṣāʔibi	عِصَابَاتِ‎; عَصَائِبِ ʕiṣābāti‎; ʕaṣāʔibi