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نَوْبَة
turn (in rotation) /ˈnaw.ba/
nounB2#4211 most common
Also: shift (of work or duty), attack, fit (of illness or emotion), watch, guard duty
Example sentences
عندي نَوْبَة عمل اليوم.
I have a work shift today.
أُصِيبَ أخي بِنَوْبَة قلبية الأسبوع الماضي.
My brother had a heart attack last week.
انتظرتُ دوري حتى جاءت نَوْبَتي عند الطبيب.
I waited my turn until it was my turn at the doctor's.
أصابته نَوْبَة غضب مفاجئة أمام الجميع.
A sudden fit of anger struck him in front of everyone.
يعاني الطفل من نَوْبَات صرع متكررة منذ ولادته.
The child suffers from recurrent epileptic seizures since birth.
تتناوب الفرق الطبية على العمل بنظام النَوْبَات الثلاث لضمان استمرار الرعاية على مدار الساعة.
The medical teams rotate work under a three-shift system to keep care running around the clock.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | نَوْبَةٌ | نَوْبَاتٌ |
| Genitive | نَوْبَةٍ | نَوْبَاتٍ |
| Accusative | نَوْبَةً | نَوْبَاتٍ |
| Vocative | يا نَوْبَةُ | يا نَوْبَاتُ |
Word family
نائبdeputy, vice-, member of parliament
مناوبةduty shift, being on call
تناوبalternation, rotation, taking turns
ناب (عن)to stand in for, represent, substitute for
متناوبalternating, rotating
Etymology
نَوْبَة comes from the Arabic triliteral root ن-و-ب, whose basic sense is to take a turn, stand in for, or alternate with someone. From this root Arabic also builds نائب (deputy, one who stands in for another) and تناوب (to alternate). The noun نَوْبَة first meant one's turn in a sequence, and from there it extended to a shift of duty and, by a further shift in sense, to a sudden bout or attack that seems to take its turn upon a person.
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