Etymology of the English word nawab
the English word
nawabderived from the Hindi word
nawwabderived from the Arabic word
nuwwabderived from the Arabic word
na'ibderived from the Arabic word
na’ibderived from the Hindi word
nawabderived from the Arabic word
nuwwabderived from the Arabic word
na'ibderived from the Arabic word
na’ibderived from the Urdu word
nawabderived from the Arabic word
na'ibDate
The earliest known usage of nawab in English dates from the 18th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
