نواب

See also: نؤات

Arabic

Noun

نُوَّاب • (nuwwāb) m pl

plural of نَائِب (nāʔib)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /nuw.ˈwaːb/, /naw.ˈwaːb/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [nʊw.wɑːb], [näw.wɑːb]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [nʊw.wɑːb], [näw.wɑːb]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [nuw.wɔːb̥], [näw.wɔːb̥]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [nov.vɒːb̥], [næv.vɒːb̥]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [nuw.vɔb], [näw.vɔb]

Readings
Classical reading^?	nuwwāb, nawwāb
Dari reading^?	nuwwāb, nawwāb
Iranian reading^?	novvâb, navvâb
Tajik reading^?	nuvvob, navvob

Noun

نواب • (nuwwāb, nawwāb / novvâb, navvâb) (Tajik spelling нуввоб, or наввоб)

plural of (nā'ib / nâ'eb)

Related terms

Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ن و ب (0 c, 4 e)

Descendants

→ Bengali: নবাব (nobab)
→ Gujarati: નવાબ (navāb)
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: नवाब (navāb)

Urdu: نَوَاب (navāb)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (nawwāb), from Arabic نُوَّاب (nuwwāb), plural of نَائِب (nāʔib).

Noun

نواب • (navāb) m (Hindi spelling नवाब)

nabob, nawab (a rich Mughal ruler)

Declension

Declension of **نواب**
	singular	plural
direct	نواب (navāb)	نواب (navāb)
oblique	نواب (navāb)	نوابوں (navābõ)
vocative	نواب (navāb)	نوابو (navābo)

Descendants

English: nawab, nabob (see there for further descendants)