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nawab
- /nəˈwɑːb/
- /nəˈwɔːb/
Rhymes with -ɑːb, -ɔːb
Where it comes from
From Hindi नवाब (navāb)/Urdu نواب (navāb), from Persian نوّاب (navvâb), ultimately from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, “naib”).
noun nawabs
- A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor. Colonel Altamont, the Nawaub of Lucknow’s prime favourite, an extraordinary man, who had, it was said, embraced Mahometanism, and undergone a thousand wild and perilous adventures was at present in this country, trying to negotiate with the Begum Clavering, the sale of the Nawaub’s celebrated nose-r
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).
Translations
Talk about this word "nawab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/nawab. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. nawab. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/nawab "nawab." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/nawab.Cite this
@misc{nawab_2026,
title = {nawab},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nawab},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
