نائب

Arabic
Root
ن و ب‎ (n-w-b)

Etymology

Derived from the active participle of نَابَ‎ (nāba, “to represent, to act as a deputy”), from the root ن و ب‎ (n-w-b).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naː.ʔib/
  • Rhymes: -ib

Noun

نَائِب • (nāʔib) m (plural نَائِبُون‎ (nāʔibūn) or نُوَّاب‎ (nuwwāb), feminine نَائِبَة‎ (nāʔiba))

  1. representative, delegate
  2. deputy
  3. vice-

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • → Bengali: নায়েব (nayeb)
  • → Catalan: naip
  • → Gujarati: નવાબ (navāb)
  • → Hausa: nā'ìbī
  • → Hindi: नवाब (navāb)
  • → Malay: ناءيب‎, naib
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • → Swahili: naibu
  • → Uyghur: نائىپ‎ (na'ip)
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