نكبة

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See also: نکته and نكتة

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Etymology

Root
ن ك ب (n k b)
4 terms

Instance noun of نَكَبَ (nakaba, to afflict, distress).

Pronunciation

Noun

نَكْبَة (nakbaf (plural نَكَبَات (nakabāt))

  1. catastrophe, disaster
  2. (specifically) the expulsion of Palestinian Arabs from most of Mandatory Palestine and the destruction of their homes in 1948
    النَّكْبَةan-nakbathe Nakba
  3. failure, fiasco

Declension