Nujeeb
English
Etymology
From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb, “noble”).
Noun
Nujeeb (plural Nujeebs)
- (India, historical) A kind of half-disciplined infantry soldier under some of the native governments; also at one time a kind of militia under the British, receiving this honorary title as being gentlemen volunteers.
Alternative forms
- Nezib, Nujib
Further reading
- Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “Nujeeb”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 631.