مصيبة

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مصيبة

/mu.sˤiː.ba/

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Derived from the feminine form of the active participle of the verb أَصَابَ (ʔaṣāba).

noun مُصِيبَة · muṣība · مَصَائِب · مُصِيبَات · الْمُصِيبَة

calamity, affliction, misfortune, disaster وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ ٱلْخَوْفِ وَٱلْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَنْفُسِ وَٱلثَّمَرَٰتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Similar: نَازِلَة, دَاهِيَة, نَائِبَة, بَلِيَّة, رَزِيَّة, مُصِيبَة, فَاجِعَة, كَارِثَة, مِحْنَة, وَاقِعَة, حَادِثَة, بَلَاء

In English

disaster unexpected catastrophe causing physical damage, etc.
calamity event resulting in great loss
catastrophe any large and disastrous event of great significance
tragedy disastrous event, especially one involving great loss of life or injury
misfortune an instance of bad luck, an undesirable event such as an accident
adversity adverse event

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مصيبة. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {مصيبة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%B5%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}