nawab

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/nəˈwɑːb/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nə wob′, -wôb′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
na•wab  (nə wob′, -wôb′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. British Empire, GovernmentAlso, nabob. a viceroy or deputy governor under the former Mogul empire in India.
  2. British Empirean honorary title conferred upon Muslims of distinction in India and Pakistan.
  3. British Empirenabob (def. 3).
  • Arabic nuwwāb, plural of nā'ib deputy, viceroy
  • Urdu nawwāb
  • 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nawab /nəˈwɑːb/ n
  1. (formerly) a Muslim ruling prince or powerful landowner in India
Etymology: 18th Century: from Hindi nawwāb, from Arabic nuwwāb, plural of na'ib viceroy, governor
'nawab' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
nabob - Siraj-ud-daula

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