tribe in Arabic

Arabic words for tribe

group of people

قَبِيلَة qabīla, عَشِيرَة ʕašīra, قَوْم qawm

taxonomy: hierarchical rank between family and genus

قَبِيلَة qabīla

English meaning of tribe

1. noun An ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.
2. noun A tribal nation or people.
3. noun A nation or people considered culturally primitive, as may be the case in Africa, Australia or Native America.
4. noun A socially cohesive group of people within a society.

Full definition of tribe

tribe in a sentence

• the Twelve Tribes of Israel; Germanic tribes; Celtic tribes
• The Formation of Kazakh Identity: From Tribe to Nation-state
• Near-synonyms: nation; ingroup

Synonyms of tribe

• nation
• ingroup
• tribus

tribe in other languages

• tribe in Hindi
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• tribe in Sanskrit
• tribe in Sinhala
• tribe in Nepali
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• tribe in Indonesian
• tribe in Thai
• tribe in Vietnamese
• tribe in Myanmar

Questions about tribe in Arabic

What is the meaning of tribe in Arabic?

Tribe in Arabic is قَبِيلَة (qabīla), عَشِيرَة (ʕašīra), قَوْم (qawm).

ما معنى كلمة tribe؟

Tribe: قَبِيلَة (qabīla), عَشِيرَة (ʕašīra), قَوْم (qawm).

What does tribe mean in English?

Tribe means an ethnic group larger than a band or clan (and which may contain clans) but smaller than a nation (and which in turn may constitute a nation with other tribes). The tribe is often the basis of ethnic identity.