Etymology

jemadar

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Today it means: A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer. Full definition →

Urdu جمعدار ← Persian جمعدار ← Arabic جَمْع
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  1. Arabic · derived fromجَمْع“gathering”
  2. Persian · derived fromجمعدار
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromجمعدار
  4. English todayjemadar

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

Words from the same roots

Arabicجَمْع all →

aljama

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.