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Nablus

Syllables: Nab·lus/ˈnæbləs/

Nablus proper noun: a city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.

Proper noun

Nablus

  1. A city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
  2. A governorate of the West Bank, Palestine. Capital: Nablus.

Nablus meaning in Hindi, Bengali and Arabic

Nablus in Hindi

city in the West Bank
नाबुलुस nābulus

Nablus in Bengali

city in the West Bank
নাবলুস Nabolus

Nablus in Arabic

city in the West Bank
نَابُلُس Nābulus

Forms of Nablus

alternative formNabulus

Origin of Nablus

From Ottoman Turkish نابلس (Nablus) and Arabic نَابُلُس (Nābulus), from Byzantine Greek Νεάπολις (Neápolis), from Ancient Greek νέᾱ́ (néā́, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city, city-state”). Doublet of Nabeul, Naples, Napoli, Neapoli, and Neapolis.

Words formed from Nablus

Questions about Nablus

What does Nablus mean?
Nablus means a city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
What is Nablus in Hindi?
Nablus in Hindi is नाबुलुस (nābulus). See Nablus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Nablus?
Nablus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Nablus?
Nablus is pronounced /ˈnæbləs/.

Words near Nablus in the dictionary

  1. nabks
  2. nabla
  3. nablas
  4. nablock
  5. nablocks
  6. Nablus
  7. Nablus mask-like facial syndrome
  8. Nablus syndrome
  9. nabman
  10. nabmen
  11. nabob

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