English Explanatory Dictionary

faujdar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.

Word forms

faujdar faujdars foujdar phousdar

Etymology

From Hindi फ़ौजदार (faujdār)/Urdu فوجدار, from Persian فوجدار (fowj-dâr), compound of فوج (fowj, “troop”) (from Arabic فَوْج (fawj, “group”)) and ـدار (-dâr).

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