عشيرة
Root: عشتروت
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عشيرة ‘ašīra pl. عشائر ‘ašā’ir2 clan, kinsfolk, closest relatives; tribe; pl. العشائر (syr.) the Bedouins │ حرس العشائر ḥaras al-‘a. Bedouin police (responsible for surveillance of the nomads)
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