nabk
/ˈnæb(ə)k/
nabk noun: either of two thorny shrublike trees, of the genus Ziziphus, from North Africa and the Middle East; Ziziphus spina-christi is supposed to be the plant from which Christ's crown of thorns was made.
Noun
nabk (plural nabks)
- Either of two thorny shrublike trees, of the genus Ziziphus, from North Africa and the Middle East; Ziziphus spina-christi is supposed to be the plant from which Christ's crown of thorns was made.
- Now we passed through a grove of palms, with their long bare stems and their feathery tufts lying motionless in the air; now through a forest of acacias and nabks; now along the edge of a deep canal, and then through fields of greenest corn […]1870, Christian Henry Bateman, editor, The Bible class magazine, volume 10, page 61
- The edible berry of Ziziphus lotus.
Forms of nabk
| plural | nabks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | nabak |
| alternative form | nabq |
| alternative form | nubk |
| alternative form | nebeck |
| alternative form | nebbuk |
| alternative form | nebak |
Origin of nabk
Borrowed from Arabic نَبْق (nabq).
Questions about nabk
- What does nabk mean?
- Nabk means either of two thorny shrublike trees, of the genus Ziziphus, from North Africa and the Middle East; Ziziphus spina-christi is supposed to be the plant from which Christ's crown of thorns was made.
- What part of speech is nabk?
- Nabk is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nabk?
- Nabk is pronounced /ˈnæb(ə)k/.
- What is the plural of nabk?
- The plural of nabk is nabks.
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