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nazama
Arabic · medieval
"to arrange, organize"
meant "to arrange, to govern," from a root about stringing pearls in order
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nizam
Arabic · medieval
"order, administration"
named order, system, or administration, often used by way of Persian court vocabulary
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nizam
English · 1800s
"ruling prince of Hyderabad"
became the title of the hereditary rulers of Hyderabad in India, from "Nizam-ul-Mulk," administrator of the realm
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