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