Etymology

asabiyyah

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Today it means: The degree of shared purpose, solidarity, and social cohesion of a group, typically in Arabic or Islamic contexts. Full definition →

Arabic عَصَبِيَّة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromعَصَبِيَّة
  2. English todayasabiyyah

From Arabic عَصَبِيَّة (ʕaṣabiyya), originally having the connotation of tribalism. Expanded by Ibn Khaldun to include social cohesion in large societies.

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