Etymology

Karbala'

Arabic كَرْبَلَاء
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The story

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromكَرْبَلَاء
  2. English todayKarbala'

From Arabic كَرْبَلَاء (karbalāʔ) with misuse of ' in place of the proper symbol ʾ.

Words from the same roots

Arabicكَرْبَلَاء all →

KarbalaKerbela

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.