faujdar

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noun

An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.

OriginHindi फ़ौजदार ← Urdu فوجدار ← Persian فوجدار →
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Meanings

nounfaujdar (plural faujdars)

plural faujdars · alternative foujdar · alternative phousdar

  1. IndiaAn officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.

Origin

  1. Arabicفَوْج“group”
  2. Persianفوجدار
  3. Urduفوجدار
  4. Hindiफ़ौजदार
  5. Englishfaujdar

From Hindi फ़ौजदार (faujdār)/Urdu فوجدار, from Persian فوجدار (fowj-dâr), compound of فوج (fowj, “troop”) (from Arabic فَوْج (fawj, “group”)) and ـدار (-dâr).

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faujdar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/faujdar

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