naib

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noun

A deputy.

OriginUrdu نائب ← Hindi नाइब ← Arabic نَائِب →
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Meanings

nounnaib (plural naibs)

plural naibs · alternative nayab

  1. IndiahistoricalA deputy.

Origin

  1. Arabicنَائِب
  2. Hindiनाइब
  3. Urduنائب
  4. Englishnaib

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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