عشيرة

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ع ش ر‎ (ʕ-š-r).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʕa.ʃiː.ra/

Noun

عَشِيرَة • (ʕašīra) f (plural عَشَائِر‎ (ʕašāʔir) or عَشِيرَات‎ (ʕašīrāt))

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Coordinate terms: قَبِيلَة‎ (qabīla), أُسْرَة‎ (ʔusra), شَعْب‎ (šaʕb)

Declension

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Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: عشیرت‎ (aşiret)
- Turkish: aşiret
- Crimean Tatar: aşiret
→ Persian: عشیره‎ ('ašire)
- Tajik: ашира (ašira)
- Zazaki: eşire, aşire, eşir
→ Northern Kurdish: eşîr

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