nizam

Definitions


[nɪˈzɑːm], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the title of the hereditary ruler of Hyderabad

- the Turkish regular army


Phrases:

Origin:
Nizam from Urdu nizām-al-mulk ‘administrator of the realm’, Nizam from Turkish nizām askeri ‘regular soldier’; based on Arabic niẓām ‘order, arrangement’




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