nawab

Definitions


[nəˈwɔːb], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a native governor during the time of the Mogul empire
(e.g: Nawab Haider Beg)


Phrases:

Origin:
from Urdu nawwāb, variant of Arabic nuwwāb, plural (used as singular) of nā'ib ‘deputy’; compare with nabob




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