Where does “nakba” come from?
nakba (English) comes from Arabic نَكْبَة, from Arabic نَكَبَ, from Arabic ك, from Nabataean 𐢏, from Phoenician 𐤒 — qoph; qop.
nakba (English): In Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback
Definitions
- In Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback
Ancestry of “nakba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Arabic | نَكْبَة | Nakba; disaster, catastrophe; disaster,... |
| 2 | Arabic | نَكَبَ | to make miserable; to afflict, distress |
| 3 | Arabic | ك | like, as; masculine singular bound object... |
| 4 | Nabataean | 𐢏 | — |
| 5 | Phoenician | 𐤒 | qoph; qop |