abwab

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UK/əbˈwɑːb/US/əbˈwɑb/

noun

A tax, or impost, levied by a chief on a landowner.

OriginHindi अबवाब ← Persian ابواب ← Arabic أَبْوَاب →
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Meanings

nounabwab (plural abwabs)

plural abwabs

  1. IndiaA tax, or impost, levied by a chief on a landowner.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَبْوَاب“doors, sources of revenue”
  2. Persianابواب
  3. Hindiअबवाब
  4. Englishabwab

From Hindi अबवाब (abvāb), from Persian ابواب (abvâb), from Arabic أَبْوَاب (ʔabwāb, “doors, sources of revenue”), plural of بَاب (bāb, “door”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with abwab

bobPunjabhijabnawabKolobniqab
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Cite this entry
APA

abwab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abwab

MLA

“abwab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abwab. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abwab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abwab.

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