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Nakba in Hebrew is הנכבה (ha-nákba).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

הנכבה
ha-nákba
name · feminine
In English

Nakba

/ˈnɑːkbə/ /ˈnɑkbə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with N

These are the Hebrew words for Nakba as a name.

dispossession of land and other property, destruction of society, and suppression of culture and political rights experienced by Palestinian Arabs

  • הנכבהha-nákbafeminine

These words come before and after Nakba in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨Nakba⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨Nakba⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨Nakba⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨הנכבה⁩, said ha-nákba.

Is ⁨הנכבה⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨הנכבה⁩ is feminine.

How is ⁨Nakba⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨Nakba⁩ is pronounced ⁨/ˈnɑːkbə/, /ˈnɑkbə/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry Nakba and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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