Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.ʋɑːb/, [nɐ.ʋäːb]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːb

Noun edit

नवाब (navābm (Urdu spelling نواب)

  1. (historical) nabob, nawab (a rich Mughal ruler)

Declension edit