Nujeeb

English

Etymology

From Hindi [Term?], from Arabic نَجِيب (najīb, “noble”).

Noun

Nujeeb (plural Nujeebs)

1. (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.