English Explanatory Dictionary

nizam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hereditary sovereign of Hyderabad, a former state of India.
noun
  1. The Turkish regular army; a soldier in the Turkish army.

Pronunciation

/nɪˈzɑːm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-nizam.wav

Word forms

nizam nizams nizamut

Etymology

From Urdu نظام (nizām) and its source, Persian نظام (nezâm), short for نظام الملک (nezâm el-malek, “a ruler of the realm”).

Derived words

nizamate
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