নবাব

Bengali

Alternative forms

• নওয়াব (noōẇab)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نواب (nawāb), from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), plural of نَائِب (nāʔib, “representative; deputy”). Compare Hindi नवाब (navāb).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔbab/, [ˈnɔbab]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔbab/, [ˈnɔbab]

Noun

নবাব • (nobab)

1. (historical) nawab

Inflection

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

• নবাবজাদা (nobabjada)
• নবাবজাদী (nobabjadi)
• নবাবী (nobabi)
• ফতো নবাব (photō nobab)
• বাক্য নবাব (bakko nobab)
• হঠাৎ নবাব (hoṭhat nobab)

Related terms

• নায়েব (naẏeb)

 

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “নবাব” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
• Accessible Dictionary, “নবাব, নওয়াব” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh