نكبة

See also: نکته and نكتة

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ن ك ب (n-k-b)

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /nak.ba/

Noun

نَكْبَة • (nakba) f (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
    النَّكْبَة ― an-nakba ― the Nakba
  3. failure, fiasco

Declension
Declension of noun نَكْبَة (nakba)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَكْبَة
nakba		 النَّكْبَة
an-nakba		 نَكْبَة
nakbat
Nominative نَكْبَةٌ
nakbatun		 النَّكْبَةُ
an-nakbatu		 نَكْبَةُ
nakbatu
Accusative نَكْبَةً
nakbatan		 النَّكْبَةَ
an-nakbata		 نَكْبَةَ
nakbata
Genitive نَكْبَةٍ
nakbatin		 النَّكْبَةِ
an-nakbati		 نَكْبَةِ
nakbati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَكْبَتَيْن
nakbatayn		 النَّكْبَتَيْن
an-nakbatayn		 نَكْبَتَيْ
nakbatay
Nominative نَكْبَتَانِ
nakbatāni		 النَّكْبَتَانِ
an-nakbatāni		 نَكْبَتَا
nakbatā
Accusative نَكْبَتَيْنِ
nakbatayni		 النَّكْبَتَيْنِ
an-nakbatayni		 نَكْبَتَيْ
nakbatay
Genitive نَكْبَتَيْنِ
nakbatayni		 النَّكْبَتَيْنِ
an-nakbatayni		 نَكْبَتَيْ
nakbatay
Plural sound feminine plural
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal نَكَبَات
nakabāt		 النَّكَبَات
an-nakabāt		 نَكَبَات
nakabāt
Nominative نَكَبَاتٌ
nakabātun		 النَّكَبَاتُ
an-nakabātu		 نَكَبَاتُ
nakabātu
Accusative نَكَبَاتٍ
nakabātin		 النَّكَبَاتِ
an-nakabāti		 نَكَبَاتِ
nakabāti
Genitive نَكَبَاتٍ
nakabātin		 النَّكَبَاتِ
an-nakabāti		 نَكَبَاتِ
nakabāti
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.