naibn.

Brit.

/ˈnɑːɪb/,

/ˈneɪɪb/, U.S.

/ˈnɑˌɪb/,

/ˈneɪɪb/

Forms: 1600s 1800s naybe, 1600s 1800s neip, 1700s niab, 1700s– naib, 1800s– naïb.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic nā'ib.

Etymology: < Arabic nā'ib deputy, agent, representative < nāba to represent, deputize. Compare nabob n. and nawab n.

In parts of the Middle East and India: a deputy governor; a deputy to any other high-ranking local official. Cf. nabob n. and nawab n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > in India

nabob1612

naib1625

subedar1681

nawab1682

subah1753

rajpramukh1948

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. 1661 There are no Judges but the thirteene Naybes.

1682 W. Hedges Diary 11 Oct. (1887) I. 35 Before the expiration of this time we were overtaken by y^e Caddies Neip, y^e Meerbar's deputy.

1765 J. Z. Holwell Interesting Hist. Events: Pt. 1 i. 53 This person was appointed Niab, or deputy governor of Orissa.

1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 89 One Kissindas (Duan and Naib of Decca) had embarked himself.

1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. x. 259 The naib, or vizier..met the chief in the inner court, and conducted him to the hall of audience.

1865 Sat. Rev. 18 Feb. 201 Many such letters from his naïbs or deputies..have passed through our hands.

1882 E. A. Floyer Unexplored Baluchistan 191 He answered that..if I were a naib, or perhaps a sultan, we should be brothers.

1926 Travel Nov. 25/1 Shooja Sultan, the Naib of the Latgah group of villages, was the first man to receive my attention.

1991 A. Hourani Hist. Arab Peoples iii. xiv. 239 The highest official positions to which local graduates could aspire were those of deputy judge (naib) or mufti.

Compounds

naib-tahsildar n. now historical a deputy or assistant to an Indian district revenue officer.

ΚΠ

1931 H. K. Trevaskis Punjab of To-day I. i. 69 Each district was divided into three or four tahsils, each administered by a Tahsildar with an assistant known as Naib-Tahsildar, to help him.

1994 Friday Times (Lahore) 18 Aug. 7/5 Everyone's sons and uncles were made naib-tehsildaars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	naib
释义	naibn. Brit. /ˈnɑːɪb/, /ˈneɪɪb/, U.S. /ˈnɑˌɪb/, /ˈneɪɪb/ Forms: 1600s 1800s naybe, 1600s 1800s neip, 1700s niab, 1700s– naib, 1800s– naïb. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic nā'ib. Etymology: < Arabic nā'ib deputy, agent, representative < nāba to represent, deputize. Compare nabob n. and nawab n. In parts of the Middle East and India: a deputy governor; a deputy to any other high-ranking local official. Cf. nabob n. and nawab n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > in India nabob1612 naib1625 subedar1681 nawab1682 subah1753 rajpramukh1948 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. ix. 1661 There are no Judges but the thirteene Naybes. 1682 W. Hedges Diary 11 Oct. (1887) I. 35 Before the expiration of this time we were overtaken by y^e Caddies Neip, y^e Meerbar's deputy. 1765 J. Z. Holwell Interesting Hist. Events: Pt. 1 i. 53 This person was appointed Niab, or deputy governor of Orissa. 1773 Gentleman's Mag. 43 89 One Kissindas (Duan and Naib of Decca) had embarked himself. 1813 J. Forbes Oriental Mem. I. x. 259 The naib, or vizier..met the chief in the inner court, and conducted him to the hall of audience. 1865 Sat. Rev. 18 Feb. 201 Many such letters from his naïbs or deputies..have passed through our hands. 1882 E. A. Floyer Unexplored Baluchistan 191 He answered that..if I were a naib, or perhaps a sultan, we should be brothers. 1926 Travel Nov. 25/1 Shooja Sultan, the Naib of the Latgah group of villages, was the first man to receive my attention. 1991 A. Hourani Hist. Arab Peoples iii. xiv. 239 The highest official positions to which local graduates could aspire were those of deputy judge (naib) or mufti. Compounds naib-tahsildar n. now historical a deputy or assistant to an Indian district revenue officer. ΚΠ 1931 H. K. Trevaskis Punjab of To-day I. i. 69 Each district was divided into three or four tahsils, each administered by a Tahsildar with an assistant known as Naib-Tahsildar, to help him. 1994 Friday Times (Lahore) 18 Aug. 7/5 Everyone's sons and uncles were made naib-tehsildaars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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