नवाब

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نواب (nawāb), from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), plural of نَائِب (nāʔib).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.ʋɑːb/, [nɐ.ʋäːb]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun

नवाब • (navāb) m (Urdu spelling نواب)

  1. (historical) nabob, nawab (a rich Mughal ruler)

Declension
Declension of नवाब (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct नवाब
navāb		 नवाब
navāb
oblique नवाब
navāb		 नवाबों
navābõ
vocative नवाब
navāb		 नवाबो
navābo

Descendants
  • English: nawab, nabob (see there for further descendants)
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