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muhtasib

muhtasib noun: an official appointed to supervise bazaars and trade in the medieval Islamic countries.

Noun

muhtasib (plural muhtasibs)

  1. (historical) An official appointed to supervise bazaars and trade in the medieval Islamic countries.

Forms of muhtasib

pluralmuhtasibs

Origin of muhtasib

From Arabic محتسب

Questions about muhtasib

What does muhtasib mean?
Muhtasib means an official appointed to supervise bazaars and trade in the medieval Islamic countries.
What part of speech is muhtasib?
Muhtasib is a noun.
What is the plural of muhtasib?
The plural of muhtasib is muhtasibs.

Words near muhtasib in the dictionary

  1. muhpattis
  2. muhself
  3. Muhsin
  4. muhtar
  5. muhtars
  6. muhtasib
  7. muhtasibs
  8. Muhu
  9. muhuhu
  10. muhurta
  11. muhurtam

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