# Nablus

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈnæbləs/ · frequency rank #57,584

## Definitions
1. A city, the capital of Nablus governorate, West Bank, Palestine.
2. 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nablus