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naqibs

naqibs is the plural of naqib.

Meaning of naqib

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.

Questions about naqibs

What is naqibs the plural of?
Naqibs is the plural of naqib.

Words near naqibs in the dictionary

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

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