عصابة

العربية

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عصابة

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From عَصَبَ (ʕaṣaba, “to bind”).

noun عِصَابَة · ʕiṣāba · عِصَابَات · عَصَائِب · الْعِصَابَة

union, league, federation
gang (organized crime syndicate) وَأَسْفَرَتِ ٱلْعَمَلِيَّةُ ٱلَّتِي نَفَّذَتْهَا ٱلْمُخَابَرَاتُ ٱلْعِرَاقِيَّةُ وِفْقَ ٱلْبَيَانِ عَنِ «ٱعْتِقَالِ بَعْضِ ٱلْخَاطِفِينَ وَقَتْلِ أَحَدِهِمْ خِلَالَهَا، وَتَتِّمُ مُلَاحَقَةُ بَقِيَّةِ أَفْرَادِ ٱلْعِصَابَةِ».
bandage, dressing (on a wound)
headcloth, headband

In English

bandana large kerchief
gang a company of persons
bandage medical binding made with strip of gauze or similar

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"عصابة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

عصابة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9

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"عصابة." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عصابة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}