The triliteral root ʿayn ṣād bā (ع ص ب) occurs five times in the Quran, in two derived forms:
- four times as the noun ʿuṣ'bat (عُصْبَة)
- once as the adjective ʿaṣīb (عَصِيب)
The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Noun
| (12:8:10) ʿuṣ'batun | (are) a group | أَحَبُّ إِلَىٰ أَبِينَا مِنَّا وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ |
| (12:14:6) ʿuṣ'batun | (are) a group | قَالُوا لَئِنْ أَكَلَهُ الذِّئْبُ وَنَحْنُ عُصْبَةٌ إِنَّا إِذًا لَخَاسِرُونَ |
| (24:11:5) ʿuṣ'batun | (are) a group | إِنَّ الَّذِينَ جَاءُوا بِالْإِفْكِ عُصْبَةٌ مِنْكُمْ |
| (28:76:16) bil-ʿuṣ'bati | a company (of men) | وَآتَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْكُنُوزِ مَا إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُ لَتَنُوءُ بِالْعُصْبَةِ |
Adjective
| (11:77:13) ʿaṣībun | distressful | سِيءَ بِهِمْ وَضَاقَ بِهِمْ ذَرْعًا وَقَالَ هَٰذَا يَوْمٌ عَصِيبٌ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
