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Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to relate to severe misfortune or calamity. The primary derived term discussed is a noun signifying a grave disaster or affliction.

Derived headwords

النَكْمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamity, disasterclassical

    A severe misfortune, a grave affliction, or a devastating disaster.

النَكْبَةnoun
  1. 1.
    calamity, disasterboth

    A severe misfortune, a grave affliction, or a devastating disaster. This is presented as the intended meaning, with 'NKM' potentially being a variant.

المُصِيبَة الفَادِحَةnoun
  1. 1.
    grievous calamityboth

    An extremely severe or devastating misfortune or disaster.

Parallel reading

النكمة ، بالفتح، أهمله الجوهري، والليث
An-nakmah, with fatha, was neglected by Al-Jawhari and Al-Layth.
وقال ابن الأعرابي فيما رواه ثعلب عنه: هي النكبة، والمصيبة الفادحة
And Ibn Al-A'rabi, as narrated by Tha'lab from him, said: it is an-nakbah, the grievous calamity.
وكأن الميم بدل عن الباء
And it is as if the mim is a substitute for the ba'.