English Explanatory Dictionary

jemadar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.

Word forms

jemadar jemadars jamadar jemautdar jemidar jemutdar jummahdar

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu جمعدار (jamadār), from Persian جمعدار (jam'-dār), from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “gathering”) + Persian ـدار (-dār, “bearer”).

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