English Explanatory Dictionary

Nujeeb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of half-disciplined infantry soldier under some of the native governments; also at one time a kind of militia under the British, receiving this honorary title as being gentlemen volunteers.

Word forms

Nujeeb Nujeebs Nezib Nujib

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb, “noble”).

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