Nablus

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Nablus

/ˈnæbləs/
/ˈnɑːbləs/

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

proper noun Nabulus

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

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name city in the West Bank

Español	Nablus, Naplusa
한국어	나블루스 Nabeulluseu
日本語	ナブルス Naburusu
中文	納布盧斯 /纳布卢斯 Nàbùlúsī
हिन्दी	नाबुलुस nābulus
Français	Naplouse
Deutsch	Nablus
Italiano	Nablus, Naplusa
Ελληνικά	Ναμπλούς Namploús
Русский	На́блус Náblus
العربية	نَابُلُس Nābulus
עברית	שְׁכֶם Shkhem

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@misc{nablus_2026,
  title = {Nablus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nablus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}