This is the 4568th most frequent Arabic word.
أصيبت
"Was afflicted" or "was injured."
Here, 'أصيبت' is used to convey that the subject was affected or came down with an illness.
أصيبت الطفلة بنزلة برد قوية.
The young girl caught a severe cold.
In this context, 'أصيبت' is applied to indicate that an object (the car) sustained damage.
أصيبت السيارة بأضرار إثر الحادث.
The car was damaged in the accident.
In this sentence, 'أصيبت' is utilized metaphorically to describe the city's condition being influenced by an external event.