nawab

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.
2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).

Sinonieme

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dynast

Vertalings

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Gekoppel as

na‧wab

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/nəˈwɑːb/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Hindi नवाब (navāb)/Urdu نواب (navāb), from Persian نوّاب (navvâb), ultimately from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, “naib”).