Nakba

See also: nakba

English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Proper noun

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.

Usage notes

• 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.

Derived terms

• Nakba Day
• Nakba denial

Translations

Nakba

• Arabic: نَكْبَة‏‎ f (nakba), اَلنَّكْبَة‏‎ f (an-nakba)
• French: nakba (fr) f
• German: Nakba f

• Hebrew: הנכבה‏‎ f (ha-nákba)
• Russian: на́кба f (nákba)
• Spanish: nakba f

See also

• 1948 Palestinian exodus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Kanab