nablus
/ˈnæbləs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
name
A governorate of the West Bank, Palestine. Capital: Nablus.
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: نابلس, ^نَابُلُس, Νεάπολις, νέος