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nagada

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India/nə.ɡɑː.ɽɑː/

nagada is the alternative form of naqareh.

Meaning of naqareh

Noun

naqareh (plural naqarat)

  1. A Middle Eastern drum with a rounded back and a head made of hide, usually played in pairs.

Forms of nagada

pluralnagadas

Origin of nagada

Borrowed from Hindustani नगाड़ा (nagāṛā) / نَگَاڑَا (nagāṛā), ultimately derived from Arabic نَقَّارَة (naqqāra)

Questions about nagada

What is nagada the alternative form of?
Nagada is the alternative form of naqareh.
How do you pronounce nagada?
Nagada is pronounced /nə.ɡɑː.ɽɑː/ (India).

Words near nagada in the dictionary

  1. Nag-iba I
  2. Nag-iba II
  3. Nag-uma
  4. naga
  5. Naga Hills
  6. nagada
  7. nagadas
  8. Nagai
  9. nagaika
  10. nagaikas
  11. nagaimo

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Adapted from Wiktionary: nagada (page history and authors); naqareh (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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