Where does “nabob” come from?
Nabob comes from Urdu نواب, from Arabic نُوَّاب, from Arabic نَائِب meaning a deputy or viceroy.
nabob (English): An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire; Someone...
Definitions
- An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire; Someone...
Ancestry of “nabob”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | नवाब | nabob, nawab |
| 2 | Portuguese | nababo | nabob Indian ruler |
| 3 | Urdu | نواب | nabob, nawab |
| 4 | Arabic | نَوَّاب | — |
| 5 | Arabic | نُوَّاب | — |
| 6 | Arabic | نَائِب | representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib |
Words derived from “nabob”