Where does “nawaáb” come from?

nawaáb (Palula) comes from Urdu نواب, from Arabic نَوَّاب, from Arabic نُوَّاب, from Arabic نَائِب — representative”, “deputy; deputy; naib.

nawaáb (Palula): prince (esp. with reference to the ruler of Dir)

Definitions

  1. prince (esp. with reference to the ruler of Dir)

Ancestry of “nawaáb”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduنوابnabob, nawab
2Arabicنَوَّاب—
3Arabicنُوَّاب—
4Arabicنَائِبrepresentative”, “deputy; deputy; naib
Every word from Arabic نَائِب →Every word from Arabic نُوَّاب →Every word from Arabic نَوَّاب →