English Explanatory Dictionary

asabiyyah

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

asabiyyah asabiyya asabiya

Etymology

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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