单词 | naqib |
释义 | Naqibn. In Arabic-speaking countries: a chief, headman, or leader, esp. of descendants of the prophet Muhammad (see etymological note). Also: a title borne by certain office-holders. ΚΠ 1792 R. Heron tr. C. Niebuhr Trav. Arabia II. xix. vii. 89 Many Nakibs or officers of inferior descent, some of whom had even been slaves in their youth, were..in the army. Nakib is the highest title that the Imam can confer. 1836 E. W. Lane Acct. Manners & Customs Mod. Egyptians II. xiv. 283 The sheykh sends an officer, called the nackee'b, to invite the masters of the trade... The nackee'b leads the young man before the sheykh; states his qualifications; and then desires the persons present to recite the Fa't'hhah for the Prophet. 1874 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to Mecca & Medina (new ed.) II. iii. 81 The Mustaslim is the chief of the Katibs, or writers who settle the accounts of the Mosque;..and under him is a Nakib or assistant. 1917 G. Bell Let. 20 Apr. (1927) II. xvi. 406 I've visited the Naqib, the head religious man and an ally of many years' standing. 1968 Cambr. Hist. Iran V. ii. 276 The ʿAlids also formed an important corporation under their own naqīb, who in some cases received a diploma of appointment from the sultan. 1991 A. Hourani Hist. Arab Peoples iii. xiii. 225 The head of the order of sayyids, the naqib in Istanbul, was a great personage of the empire. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1792 |
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