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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