عصابة

Arabic

Etymology

From عَصَبَ (ʿaṣaba, to bind).

Noun

عِصَابَة (ʿiṣāba) f (plural عِصَابَات (ʿiṣābāt) or عَصَائِب (ʿaṣāʾib))

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

Declension

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