The story
- Persian · derived fromگنج“treasury, store”
- Arabic · derived fromنواب“representative, deputy”
- English todayNawabganj District
Named after the nawabs of Bengal; thus ultimately a bilingual compound of Arabic نواب (“representative, deputy”) + Persian گنج (“treasury, store”). The alternative name "Chapainawabganj" (Bengali: চাঁপাইনবাবগঞ্জ) comes from prefixing the discussed term with চাঁপাই (cãpai).
Words from the same roots
Persianگنج all →
Gopalganj DistrictHabiganj DistrictKishoreganj DistrictManikgonj DistrictNarayanganj DistrictSirajganj DistrictSunamganj District
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.