نائب

Arabic

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).

Noun

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

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

Declension

Descendants

  • → Bengali: নায়েব (nayeb)
  • → Catalan: naip
  • → Malay: ناءيب‎, naib
  • → Swahili: naibu
  • → Turkish: naip
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