نَكْبَةٌ

A hurt [of the foot] by a stone, causing a bleeding: or a hit by a stone [upon the foot]. Ex. لَيْسَ دُونَ هٰذَا الأَمْرِ نَكْبَةٌ وَلَا ذُبَّاحٌ There is not in the way of the attainment of this thing a hurt [of the foot] by a stone, &c., nor a crack in the inside of the foot. (IAar, ISd.) [See also ذبّاح.] Hence نَكْبَةٌ in the sense immediately following. (TA.)

(tropical:) A misfortune; an evil accident; a disaster; an affliction; a calamity: (S, K, TA:) as also ↓ نَكْبٌ: (K:) plural of the former نَكَباَتٌ; (S;) and of the latter, نُكُوبٌ. (K.)