Nakba

• nakba (Al-Nakba, an-Nakba)
• Naqba, naqba (al-Naqba)
• Nacba

From Arabic نَكْبَة‎ (nakba, “disaster, catastrophe”), from نَكَبَ‎ (nakaba, “to make miserable”).

Nakba

1. The foundation of the State of Israel and subsequent expulsion or flight of the majority of the Palestinian Arabs (some 700,000) among its residents, perceived as a catastrophe by many Palestinians and others.

• For political reasons, use of this term is highly controversial; in particular, many Israelis and others reject the notion that the foundation of the State of Israel itself was a catastrophe for resident Palestinians.
• This term is frequently found with the Arabic definite article اَل‎ (al-, “the”) instead of the English definite article the: Al-Nakba.

• Nakba Day
• Nakba denial

• 1948 Palestinian exodus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Kanab