نكبة

See also: نکته and نكتة

Arabic

Etymology

In origin, an instance noun of نَكَبَ (nakaba, to afflict, distress), from the root ن ك ب (n-k-b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnækbæ]
  • IPA(key): [ˈnækbæt] (in idafa)

Noun

نَكْبَة (nakba) f (plural نَكَبَات (nakabāt))

  1. catastrophe, disaster
    النَّكْبَةan-nakbaNakba
  2. failure, fiasco

Declension

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