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subaltern meaning in Urdu

نجیب najīb

/ˈsʌb.əltən/US/sʌbˈɔltəɹn/

subaltern in Urdu: نجیب (najīb). In English, subaltern means of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.

Urdu words for subaltern

a subaltern
نجیب najīb

English meaning of subaltern

  1. adjective Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
  2. adjective Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
  3. noun A subordinate.
  4. noun A commissioned officer having a rank below that of captain; a lieutenant or second lieutenant.

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Questions about subaltern in Urdu

What is the meaning of subaltern in Urdu?
Subaltern in Urdu is نجیب (najīb).
subaltern کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Subaltern: نجیب (najīb).
What does subaltern mean in English?
Subaltern means of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.

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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “subaltern”: نجیب. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: subaltern (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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