asabiyyah

A1S1A1B3I1Y4Y4A1H4

noun

The degree of shared purpose, solidarity, and social cohesion of a group, typically in Arabic or Islamic contexts.

OriginArabic عَصَبِيَّة →
Scrabble 20
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounasabiyyah (uncountable)

alternative asabiyya · alternative asabiya

  1. uncountableThe degree of shared purpose, solidarity, and social cohesion of a group, typically in Arabic or Islamic contexts.

Origin

  1. Arabicعَصَبِيَّة
  2. Englishasabiyyah

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

More words from Arabic

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

asabiyyah. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asabiyyah

MLA

“asabiyyah.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asabiyyah. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asabiyyah,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asabiyyah.

Source: asabiyyah on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.