Nablus

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Nablus

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Alternative forms

• Nabulus

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæbləs/, /ˈnɑːbləs/, enPR: năb'ləs, nä'bləs
• Hyphenation: Nab‧lus

Proper noun

Nablus

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

Coordinate terms

• Shechem

Related terms

• Nabulsi
• Nabulsi soap

Translations

city in the West Bank

Arabic: نَابُلُس f (Nābulus) South Levantine Arabic: نابلس f (Nāblis) Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܹܐܵܦܘܿܠܝܼܣ f (Nēˀāpōlīs) Bengali: নাবলুস (Nabolus) Chinese: Mandarin: 納布盧斯 / 纳布卢斯 (Nàbùlúsī) Coptic: ⲛⲉⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ (neapolis) French: Naplouse (fr) f German: Nablus (de) n Greek: Ναμπλούς f (Namploús) Ancient: Νεᾱ́πολῐς f (Neā́polĭs) Hebrew: שְׁכֶם (he) m (Shkhem) Hindi: नाबुलुस f (nābulus) Italian: Nablus f, (historical) Naplusa f Japanese: ナブルス (Naburusu) Korean: 나블루스 (Nabeulluseu) Latin: Neāpolis (la) f Norwegian: Bokmål: Nablus ? Nynorsk: Nablus ? Polish: Nablus (pl) m Russian: На́блус (ru) m (Náblus) Samaritan Hebrew: ࠔࠬࠥࠊࠝࠌ (Šăkem) Spanish: Nablus (es) f, (historical) Naplusa (es) f Turkish: Nablus Ottoman Turkish: نابلس (Nablus)

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• baluns