Definition
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نَهْب
naḥb
نَهْب هو أخذ الممتلكات بالقوة أو السلب دون وجه حق.
Looting is the act of taking property by force or theft without legal right.
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تعرضت المتاجر في المدينة لعمليات نَهْب خلال الاضطرابات.
taʿraḍat al-matājir fī al-madīnah li-ʿamaliyyāt naḥb khilāl al-iḍṭirābāt.
The shops in the city were subjected to looting during the unrest.
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حذرت الشرطة من زيادة نَهْب الممتلكات بعد غياب الأمن.
ḥadharat al-shurṭah min ziyādat naḥb al-mumtalakāt baʿd ghyāb al-amn.
The police warned of an increase in looting of properties after the absence of security.
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كان نَهْب المحلات التجارية ظاهرة شائعة خلال الحروب.
kān naḥb al-maḥallāt al-tijāriyah ẓāhirah shāʾiʿah khilāl al-ḥurūb.
Looting of commercial stores was a common phenomenon during wars.