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النكبة

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Nakba (النكبة): Refers to the 1948 Palestinian exodus, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinian Arabs were displaced from their homes during the Arab-Israeli conflict.

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20 questions for: Jan Hoogland (#31)

I am a big fan of the Oxford Arabic Dictionary. Therefore, I am honored that one of the creators of this exceptional dictionary was available for the 9273-roots series: Jan Hoogland, a Dutch Arabic scholar and Moroccan Arabic expert.