naib
/ˈnɑːɪb/ /ˈneɪɪb/(also naïb)
noun
In parts of the Middle East and India: a deputy governor; a deputy to any other high-ranking local official.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas. From Arabic nā'ib deputy, agent, representative from nāba to represent, deputize.
- flower bed
- flower beetle
- flower children
- flowered
- flowerer
- flower essence
- floweret
- flower garden
- flower girl
- flower head
- floweriness
- flowering
- flowering cherry
- flowering currant
- flowering plant
- flowering quince
- flowering rush
- flowerless
- flower-like
- flowerpecker
- flowerpot
- flower power
- flower seller
- flower shop
- flower show