نکبت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَكْبَة (nakba).

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [nækʰʲ.bǽt̪ʰ], [nekʰʲ.bǽt̪ʰ]
    • (Tehrani) IPA(key): [nekʰʲ.bǽt̪ʰ]

Readings
Classical reading? nakbat
Dari reading? nakbat
Iranian reading? nakbat, nekbat
Tajik reading? nakbat

Noun

Dari نکبت
Iranian Persian
Tajik накбат

نکبت • (nakbat)

  1. adversity, calamity
  2. abomination; something monstrous

Proper noun

Dari نکبت
Iranian Persian
Tajik Накбат

نکبت • (nakbat)

  1. the Nakba (the exile of Palestinians in 1948)
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