نجیب

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).

Adjective

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نجیب (necîb) (feminine نجیبه, common plural نجبا)

  1. noble, of high lineage

Descendants

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  • Turkish: necip

Proper noun

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نجیب (Necîb)

  1. a male given name from Arabic

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? najīḇ
Dari reading? najīb
Iranian reading? najib
Tajik reading? najib

Adjective

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Dari نجیب
Iranian Persian
Tajik наҷиб

نجیب (najib)

  1. noble

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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نَجِیب (najīb) (Hindi spelling नजीब)

  1. generous
  2. excellent
  3. of noble birth, noble, praiseworthy, honourable

Noun

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نَجِیب (najībm (Hindi spelling नजीब)

  1. a hero
  2. a subaltern
  3. a volunteer
  4. a class of Indian soldiers (who are distinguished by a peculiar dress), irregular troops
  5. a jail-guard

Further reading

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “نجیب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.