عصبي

See also: غضبى and عصبی

Arabic

Root
ع ص ب (ʕ-ṣ-b)

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) 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