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naqib

naqib noun: one of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan.

Noun

naqib (plural naqibs)

  1. One of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan.
  2. The head representative of the ashraf, the descendants of Muhammad; an honorary position in the Ottoman Empire.

Forms of naqib

pluralnaqibs

Origin of naqib

From Arabic نَقِب (naqib)

Questions about naqib

What does naqib mean?
Naqib means one of the leading missionaries of the Hashimiyya movement who prepared the Abbasid Revolution in Khurasan.
What part of speech is naqib?
Naqib is a noun.
What is the plural of naqib?
The plural of naqib is naqibs.

Words near naqib in the dictionary

  1. napweed
  2. napweeds
  3. napworn
  4. naqareh
  5. Naqba
  6. naqib
  7. naqibs
  8. naqqali
  9. naqqara
  10. naqqaras
  11. Naqshbandi

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