جمعدار

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian جمعدار (jam'-dār), from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, gathering) + Persian ـدار (-dār, bearer).

Noun

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جمعدار (jamadārm (Hindi spelling जमादार)

  1. a military officer, jemadar
    جمعدار کوٹ میں رہتے ہیں یا اپنے گھر میں؟
    jamadār kōṭ mē̃ rahtē ha͠i yā apnē ghar mē̃?
    Does the jemadar live in the barracks or in his own house?

Descendants

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  • English: jemadar
  • Swahili: jemadari