نكبة

See also: نکته and نكتة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ن ك ب (n k b)
3 terms

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