নবাব
Bengali edit
Alternative forms edit
- নওয়াব (noōẇab)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian نواب (nawāb), from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, “representative; deputy”). Compare Hindi नवाब (navāb).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
নবাব • (nobab)
Inflection edit
| Inflection of নবাব | |||
| nominative | নবাব nobab | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| objective | নবাবকে nobab (semantically general or indefinite) / nobabke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | নবাবের nobaber | ||
| Indefinite forms | |||
| nominative | নবাব nobab | ||
| objective | নবাবকে nobab (semantically general or indefinite) / nobabke (semantically definite) | ||
| genitive | নবাবের nobaber | ||
| Definite forms | |||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | নবাবটা, নবাবটি nobabṭa (colloquial), nobabṭi (formal) |
নবাবেরা nobabera | |
| objective | নবাবটাকে, নবাবটিকে nobabṭake (colloquial), nobabṭike (formal) |
নবাবদের(কে) nobabder(ke) | |
| genitive | নবাবটার, নবাবটির nobabṭar (colloquial), nobabṭir (formal) |
নবাবদের nobabder | |
| Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke). | |||
Derived terms edit
- নবাবজাদা (nobabjada)
- নবাবজাদী (nobabjadi)
- নবাবী (nobabi)
- ফতো নবাব (photō nobab)
- বাক্য নবাব (bakko nobab)
- হঠাৎ নবাব (hoṭhat nobab)
Related terms edit
- নায়েব (naẏeb)
Descendants edit
- English: nabob
References edit
- Accessible Dictionary, “নবাব” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “নবাব, নওয়াব” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh