نجیب
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).
Adjective
نجیب • (necîb) (feminine نجیبه, common plural نجبا)
Descendants
- Turkish: necip
Proper noun
نجیب • (Necîb)
- a male given name from Arabic
Descendants
- Turkish: Necip
Further reading
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “نجیب”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2073
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /na.ˈd͡ʒiːb/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [nä.d͡ʒíːb]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [næ.d͡ʒíːb̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [nä.d͡ʒíb]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | najīb |
| Dari reading? | najīb |
| Iranian reading? | najib |
| Tajik reading? | najib |
Adjective
| Dari | نجیب |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | наҷиб |
نجیب • (najib)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “نجیب”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /nə.d͡ʒiːb/
Adjective
نَجِیب • (najīb) (Hindi spelling नजीब)
Noun
نَجِیب • (najīb) m (Hindi spelling नजीब)
- a hero
- a subaltern
- a volunteer
- a class of Indian soldiers (who are distinguished by a peculiar dress), irregular troops
- a jail-guard
Further reading
- Platts, John T. (1884) “نجیب”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.