naib

See also: ņaib

English

Etymology

From Urdu نائب‎ (nāib) / Hindi नाइब (nāib), नायब (nāyab), from Arabic نَائِب‎ (nāʾib).

Noun

naib (plural naibs)

(India, historical) A deputy.

Alternative forms

nayab

Related terms

nabob

Further reading

Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “naib”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 613.

Anagrams

AIBN, Bain, Bian, Bina, IBAN, Iban, Nabi, bain, bani, nabi

Turkish

Noun

naib (definite accusative naibi, plural naibler)

Obsolete form of naip.
(historical) substitute judge

References

Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

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