English
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
- A city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
- A governorate of the West Bank, Palestine. Capital: Nablus.
Coordinate terms
Translations
city in the West Bank
- Arabic: نَابُلُس f (nābulus)
- South Levantine Arabic: نابلس f (Nāblis)
- Bengali: নাবলুস (nabolus)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 納布盧斯 / 纳布卢斯 (Nàbùlúsī)
- Coptic: ⲛⲉⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ (neapolis)
- French: Naplouse (fr) f
- Greek: Ναμπλούς (Namploús)
- Ancient: Νεάπολις f (Neápolis)
- Hebrew: שְׁכֶם (he) (shkhem)
- Italian: Nablus f, (historical) Naplusa f
- Japanese: ナブルス (Naburusu)
- Korean: 나블루스 (Nabeulluseu)
- Latin: Neāpolis (la) f
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: Nablus
- Nynorsk: Nablus
- Ottoman Turkish: نابلس (Nablus)
- Polish: Nablus (pl) m
- Russian: На́блус (ru) m (Náblus)
- Samaritan Hebrew: ࠔࠬࠥࠊࠝࠌ (Šăkēm)
- Spanish: Nablus (es) f, (historical) Naplusa (es) f
- Turkish: Nablus
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