nawab

Significat (Anglès)

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).

Conceptes

nabab

Sinònims

nabob

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Traduccions

nabab

nababbo

nabab

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Amb guionet com a

na‧wab

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/nəˈwɑːb/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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