naqib

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noun

One of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan.

OriginArabic نَقِب →
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Meanings

nounnaqib (plural naqibs)

plural naqibs

  1. One of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan.
  2. The head representative of the ashraf, the descendants of Muhammad; an honorary position in the Ottoman Empire.

Origin

  1. Arabicنَقِب
  2. Englishnaqib

From Arabic نَقِب (naqib)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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