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jemadar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables
je-madar
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu جمعدار (jamadār), from Persian جمعدار (jam'-dār), from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “gathering”) + Persian ـدار (-dār, “bearer”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: جمعدار, جَمْع

Inflected Forms

jemadars (plural) jamadar (alternative) jemautdar (alternative) jemidar (alternative) jemutdar (alternative) jummahdar (alternative)

Questions

What does jemadar mean?
A former rank in the British Indian Army, the lowest rank for a viceroy's commissioned officer.
Where does jemadar come from?
It is traced to Persian.

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