Where does “نُوَّاب” come from?

نُوَّاب (Arabic) comes from Arabic نَائِب — representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib.

Ancestry of “نُوَّاب”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Arabic	نَائِب	representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib

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