عصب

العربية

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عصب^¹

/ʕa.sˤa.ba/

verb عَصَبَ · ʕaṣaba · يَعْصِبُ · عَصْب · عَاصِب

to twist, wrap around
to fold tightly
to bound or bind, to tie
to castrate via a band around testicles
to bandage
to draw people together, to assemble
to surround, to encompass
to include, to hold or reckon together, such as the entirety of one's relations, to be of the same identity
to obligate, to bind responsibility or consequences to; especially with phrases like بِ (bi) + رَأْس (raʔs, “head”)

عصب^²

/ʕasˤ.sˤa.ba/

verb عَصَّبَ · ʕaṣṣaba · يُعَصِّبُ · تَعْصِيب · مُعَصِّب

to cause a thing to be twisted, or wrapped around
to swaddle, to cause a thing to be tightly folded around
to bandage, to tourniquet
to turban, to wrap one's brow with a band
to crown, to declare or cause one to be a chief

عصب^³

noun عَصَب · ʕaṣab · أَعْصَاب · الْعَصَب

nerve
sinew, tendon
muscle
band, ribbon, scarf
chieftain
in plural grandees
in plural somewhat distant relations
bindweed (Convolvulus)

In English

nerve bundle of neurons

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عصب},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%B5%D8%A8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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