नवाब

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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)