subah

/ ˈsuːbɑː /

noun

1. a province in the Mogul empire
2. See subadar
   another word for subadar

Word History and Origins

Origin of subah¹

C18: via Urdu and Persian from Arabic sūba province

Example Sentences

Ere to-morrow's sunset the Philistines will be here, led by Hassan Subah himself.

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Then our president Mr. Drake has acted in the weakest possible way; the very way to encourage the Subah.

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I apprehend no immediate difficulty with the new Subah, although 'tis true there have been little vexations.

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In the 18th century it formed a part of the subah of Korah, and was under the government of the wazir of Oudh.

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To all these he adds another sum of one hundred thousand pounds, received as a present from the Subah of Oude.

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