najibn.adj.

Brit.

/nʌˈdʒiːb/,

/naˈdʒiːb/, U.S.

/nəˈdʒib/

Forms: 1700s nezib, 1700s nudjeeve, 1800s nujeeb, 1900s– najib. Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu najīb.

Etymology: < Urdu najīb (noun) gentleman volunteer, (adjective) noble, noble-minded < Persian najīb and its etymon Arabic najīb noble, noble-minded, excellent, outstanding.

South Asian. Now historical.

In India: (an honorary title given to) a gentleman volunteer serving as an infantry soldier under the Marathas, etc., and later to a certain extent under the British. Also as adj.

ΚΠ

c1790 E. A. Bond Trial of Warren Hastings (1859–61) iii. 393 There were 1000 men, nudjeeves, sword men.

1796 W. A. Tone Lett. on Mahratta People (1798) 50 The Nezibs are Matchlock men.

a1797 E. Burke Wks. (1869) XII. 101 They took prisoners two wounded nudjeeves or swordsmen.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xvii. 46 There are some corps, styled nujeeb, or men of good family... These are foot soldiers, invariably armed with a sabre and match-lock, and having adopted some semblance of European discipline, are much respected.

1817 V. Blacker Mem. Operations in India (1821) 22 In some instances they are called Nujeeb (literally, Noble) and would not deign to stand sentry or perform any fatiguing duty.

1839 P. M. Taylor Confessions of Thug III. 420 We fell to the ground together..but two of the Nujeebs came to my aid, just as Ganesha had succeeded in drawing a small dagger.

1903 W. Irvine Army of Indian Moguls xiii. 165 A battalion of Najībs could with ease cut to atoms half a dozen of those mock regiments.

1994 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 58 610 These troops..included Najibs, Telingas or Poorbias, Rohillas, and other Hindustani soldiers.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	najib
释义	najibn.adj. Brit. /nʌˈdʒiːb/, /naˈdʒiːb/, U.S. /nəˈdʒib/ Forms: 1700s nezib, 1700s nudjeeve, 1800s nujeeb, 1900s– najib. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Urdu. Etymon: Urdu najīb. Etymology: < Urdu najīb (noun) gentleman volunteer, (adjective) noble, noble-minded < Persian najīb and its etymon Arabic najīb noble, noble-minded, excellent, outstanding. South Asian. Now historical. In India: (an honorary title given to) a gentleman volunteer serving as an infantry soldier under the Marathas, etc., and later to a certain extent under the British. Also as adj. ΚΠ c1790 E. A. Bond Trial of Warren Hastings (1859–61) iii. 393 There were 1000 men, nudjeeves, sword men. 1796 W. A. Tone Lett. on Mahratta People (1798) 50 The Nezibs are Matchlock men. a1797 E. Burke Wks. (1869) XII. 101 They took prisoners two wounded nudjeeves or swordsmen. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. II. xvii. 46 There are some corps, styled nujeeb, or men of good family... These are foot soldiers, invariably armed with a sabre and match-lock, and having adopted some semblance of European discipline, are much respected. 1817 V. Blacker Mem. Operations in India (1821) 22 In some instances they are called Nujeeb (literally, Noble) and would not deign to stand sentry or perform any fatiguing duty. 1839 P. M. Taylor Confessions of Thug III. 420 We fell to the ground together..but two of the Nujeebs came to my aid, just as Ganesha had succeeded in drawing a small dagger. 1903 W. Irvine Army of Indian Moguls xiii. 165 A battalion of Najībs could with ease cut to atoms half a dozen of those mock regiments. 1994 Jrnl. Mil. Hist. 58 610 These troops..included Najibs, Telingas or Poorbias, Rohillas, and other Hindustani soldiers. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.c1790
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