फ़ौजदार
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- फौजदार (phaujdār)
Etymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian فوجدار (fowj-dâr), equivalent to फ़ौज (fauj) + -दार (-dār).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editफ़ौजदार • (faujdār) m (Urdu spelling فوجدار)
- a military commander of a district
- (historical) a criminal judge or magistrate
Declension
editDeclension of फ़ौजदार (masc cons-stem)
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “फ़ौजदार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page फ़ौज