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

  1. In Arab contexts: a catastrophe; a grave setback

Ancestry of “nakba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ArabicنَكْبَةNakba; disaster, catastrophe; disaster,...
2Arabicنَكَبَto make miserable; to afflict, distress
3Arabicكlike, as; masculine singular bound object...
4Nabataean𐢏—
5Phoenician𐤒qoph; qop
Every word from Phoenician 𐤒 →Every word from Nabataean 𐢏 →Every word from Arabic ك →