Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

naqib

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: naqib
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

The head representative of the ashraf, the descendants of Muhammad; an honorary position in the Ottoman Empire.

Etymology

From Arabic نَقِب (naqib)

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: نَقِب, ن ق ب

Inflected Forms

naqibs (plural)

Questions

What does naqib mean?: One of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan.
Where does naqib come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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