Plural of nawab
regular plural
The plural of nawab is nawabs.
Forms of nawab
| Singular | nawab /nəˈwɑːb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | nawabs |
| Countable | countable |
Nawabs in a sentence
- The nawabs of Bhopal, Ranput, Murshidabad, and Dhaka, along with the nizam of Hyderabad, all affirmed that the sultan has misled Muslims with his “erroneous” call to jihad and insisted that Indian Muslims had a duty to support Great Britain.2015, Eugene Rogan, The Fall of the Ottomans, Penguin, published 2016, page 71
Meaning of nawab
- noun A Muslim official in South Asia acting as a provincial deputy ruler under the Mughal empire; a local governor.
- noun Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Polyura (possibly a subgenus of genus Charaxes).
Questions about the plural of nawab
- What is the plural of nawab?
- The plural of nawab is nawabs.
- Is nawab countable?
- Nawab is a countable noun.
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