Nablus

English

Alternative forms

• Nabulus

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نابلس (Nablus) and Arabic نَابُلُس (Nābulus), from Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from Ancient Greek νέᾱ́ (néā́, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Nabeul, Naples, Neapoli, and Neapolis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæbləs/, /ˈnɑːbləs/, enPR: năb'ləs, nä'bləs
• Hyphenation: Nab‧lus

Proper noun

Nablus

1. A city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
2. A governorate of the West Bank, Palestine. Capital: Nablus.

Coordinate terms

• Shechem

Related terms

• Nabulsi

Translations

city in the West Bank

• Arabic: نَابُلُس f (nābulus)

  South Levantine Arabic: نابلس f (Nāblis)

• Bengali: নাবলুস (nabolus)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 納布盧斯 / 纳布卢斯 (Nàbùlúsī)

• Coptic: ⲛⲉⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ (neapolis)
• French: Naplouse (fr) f
• Greek: Ναμπλούς (Namploús)

  Ancient: Νεάπολις f (Neápolis)

• Hebrew: שְׁכֶם (he) (shkhem)
• Italian: Nablus f, (historical) Naplusa f
• Japanese: ナブルス (Naburusu)
• Korean: 나블루스 (Nabeulluseu)
• Latin: Neāpolis (la) f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Nablus

  Nynorsk: Nablus

• Ottoman Turkish: نابلس (Nablus)
• Polish: Nablus (pl) m
• Russian: На́блус (ru) m (Náblus)
• Samaritan Hebrew: ࠔࠬࠥࠊࠝࠌ (Šăkēm)
• Spanish: Nablus (es) f, (historical) Naplusa (es) f
• Turkish: Nablus

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