عصبي

See also: غضبى and عصبی

Arabic

Root
ع ص ب (ʕ ṣ b)
8 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.sˤa.bijj/

Adjective

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

Declension of adjective عَصَبِيّ (ʕaṣabiyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَصَبِي ʕaṣabī	الْعَصَبِي al-ʕaṣabī	عَصَبِيَّة ʕaṣabiyya	الْعَصَبِيَّة al-ʕaṣabiyya
Nominative	عَصَبِيٌّ ʕaṣabiyyun	الْعَصَبِيُّ al-ʕaṣabiyyu	عَصَبِيَّةٌ ʕaṣabiyyatun	الْعَصَبِيَّةُ al-ʕaṣabiyyatu
Accusative	عَصَبِيًّا ʕaṣabiyyan	الْعَصَبِيَّ al-ʕaṣabiyya	عَصَبِيَّةً ʕaṣabiyyatan	الْعَصَبِيَّةَ al-ʕaṣabiyyata
Genitive	عَصَبِيٍّ ʕaṣabiyyin	الْعَصَبِيِّ al-ʕaṣabiyyi	عَصَبِيَّةٍ ʕaṣabiyyatin	الْعَصَبِيَّةِ al-ʕaṣabiyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَصَبِيَّيْن ʕaṣabiyyayn	الْعَصَبِيَّيْن al-ʕaṣabiyyayn	عَصَبِيَّتَيْن ʕaṣabiyyatayn	الْعَصَبِيَّتَيْن al-ʕaṣabiyyatayn
Nominative	عَصَبِيَّانِ ʕaṣabiyyāni	الْعَصَبِيَّانِ al-ʕaṣabiyyāni	عَصَبِيَّتَانِ ʕaṣabiyyatāni	الْعَصَبِيَّتَانِ al-ʕaṣabiyyatāni
Accusative	عَصَبِيَّيْنِ ʕaṣabiyyayni	الْعَصَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʕaṣabiyyayni	عَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ ʕaṣabiyyatayni	الْعَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕaṣabiyyatayni
Genitive	عَصَبِيَّيْنِ ʕaṣabiyyayni	الْعَصَبِيَّيْنِ al-ʕaṣabiyyayni	عَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ ʕaṣabiyyatayni	الْعَصَبِيَّتَيْنِ al-ʕaṣabiyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عَصَبِيِّين ʕaṣabiyyīn	الْعَصَبِيِّين al-ʕaṣabiyyīn	عَصَبِيَّات ʕaṣabiyyāt	الْعَصَبِيَّات al-ʕaṣabiyyāt
Nominative	عَصَبِيُّونَ ʕaṣabiyyūna	الْعَصَبِيُّونَ al-ʕaṣabiyyūna	عَصَبِيَّاتٌ ʕaṣabiyyātun	الْعَصَبِيَّاتُ al-ʕaṣabiyyātu
Accusative	عَصَبِيِّينَ ʕaṣabiyyīna	الْعَصَبِيِّينَ al-ʕaṣabiyyīna	عَصَبِيَّاتٍ ʕaṣabiyyātin	الْعَصَبِيَّاتِ al-ʕaṣabiyyāti
Genitive	عَصَبِيِّينَ ʕaṣabiyyīna	الْعَصَبِيِّينَ al-ʕaṣabiyyīna	عَصَبِيَّاتٍ ʕaṣabiyyātin	الْعَصَبِيَّاتِ al-ʕaṣabiyyāti

Descendants

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

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عصبي”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ص ب
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic عَصَبِيّ (ʕaṣabiyy).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

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

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