How to say "clan, extended kin group" in Arabic
New wordMeaningclan, extended kin group
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
عَشِيرَة
ʿashīraעשירה
عشيرة
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
חֲמוּלָה, שֵׁבֶט
khamula, shevetخَامُولَا، شِڤِت
How the two words are related
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Arabic root
ع-ش-رLearn it
In a phrase
زَعِيم الْعَشِيرَة
zaʿīm al-ʿashīraזעים אל-עשירהthe clan leader
Plural
عَشَائِر
ʿashāʾirעשאארbroken plural CaCāʾiC — like عشيرة→عشائر.
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