Etymology

naib

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Today it means: A deputy. Full definition →

Urdu نائب ← Hindi नाइब ← Arabic نَائِب
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromنَائِب
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromनाइब
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromنائب
  4. English todaynaib

From Urdu نائب (nāib) / Hindi नाइब (nāib), नायब (nāyab), from Arabic نَائِب (nāʔib).

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