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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nujeeb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nu-jeeb
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of half-disciplined infantry soldier under some of the native governments; also at one time a kind of militia under the British, receiving this honorary title as being gentlemen volunteers.

Indian usage

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb, “noble”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: نَجِيب, ن ج ب

Usage

Inflected Forms

Nujeebs (plural) Nezib (alternative) Nujib (alternative)

Questions

What does nujeeb mean?
A kind of half-disciplined infantry soldier under some of the native governments; also at one time a kind of militia under the British, receiving this honorary title as being gentlemen volunteers.
Where does nujeeb come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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