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faujdar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fau-j-dar
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.

Indian usage

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: फ़ौजदार, فوجدار, فَوْج

Usage

Inflected Forms

faujdars (plural) foujdar (alternative) phousdar (alternative)

Questions

What does faujdar mean?
An officer tasked with the administration of a sarkar.
Where does faujdar come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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