Mukataa (Noun)
Meaning
An Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The Palestinian leader had been confined to the mukataa in Ramallah for several years.
- The Israeli army had besieged the mukataa, trapping Arafat and his aides inside.
- The mukataa was heavily damaged during the Israeli invasion of the West Bank.
- Arafat's mukataa was a symbol of Palestinian resistance against Israeli occupation.
- The mukataa was also the site of secret negotiations between Palestinian and Israeli officials.