Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekνέᾱ́“new”
- Medieval GreekΝεάπολις
- Arabicنَابُلُس
- Ottoman Turkishنابلس
- EnglishNablus
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.
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Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς
- Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs)city in the West Bank
Arabic نَابُلُس
- نَابُلُس (Nābulus)city in the West Bank
Bengali নাবলুস
- নাবলুস (Nabolus)city in the West Bank
Chinese Mandarin 納布盧斯 /纳布卢斯
- 納布盧斯 /纳布卢斯 (Nàbùlúsī)city in the West Bank
French Naplouse
- Naplousecity in the West Bank
German Nablus
- Nabluscity in the West Bank
Greek Ναμπλούς
- Ναμπλούς (Namploús)city in the West Bank
Hebrew שְׁכֶם
- שְׁכֶם (Shkhem)city in the West Bank
Hindi नाबुलुस
- नाबुलुस (nābulus)city in the West Bank
Italian Nablus, Naplusa
- Nabluscity in the West Bank
- Naplusacity in the West Bank
Japanese ナブルス
- ナブルス (Naburusu)city in the West Bank
Korean 나블루스
- 나블루스 (Nabeulluseu)city in the West Bank
Latin Neāpolis
- Neāpoliscity in the West Bank
Norwegian Bokmål Nablus
- Nabluscity in the West Bank
Polish Nablus
- Nabluscity in the West Bank
Russian На́блус
- На́блус (Náblus)city in the West Bank
Spanish Nablus, Naplusa
- Nabluscity in the West Bank
- Naplusacity in the West Bank
Turkish Nablus
- Nabluscity in the West Bank
Cite this entry
APA
Nablus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nablus
MLA
“Nablus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nablus. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nablus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nablus.
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