نكبة
See also: نکته and نكتة
Arabic
Etymology
In origin, an instance noun of نَكَبَ (nakaba, “to afflict, distress”), from the root ن ك ب (n-k-b).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnækbæ]
- IPA(key): [ˈnækbæt] (in idafa)
Noun
نَكْبَة • (nakba) f (plural نَكَبَات (nakabāt))
- catastrophe, disaster
- النَّكْبَة ― an-nakba ― Nakba
- 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 |