Nawabi is an sub

clan A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent. Even if lineage details are unknown, a clan may claim descent from a founding member or apical ancestor who serves as a symbol of the clan's unity. Many societie ...

of the Afghan people mega Barakzai the majority of this clan played an important role during the Barakzai dynasty - such as Ismail Khan Nawabi. The name ''Nawabi'' is borrowed from the

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

, being the honorific plural of Naib or "deputy". The name ''Nawab'' is also used among South Asians. The English adjective ''nawabi'', from , describes anything associated with a

nawab Nawab is a royal title indicating a ruler, often of a South Asian state, in many ways comparable to the Western title of Prince. The relationship of a Nawab to the Emperor of India has been compared to that of the Kingdom of Saxony, Kings of ...

Oxford English Dictionary The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' (''OED'') is the principal historical dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press (OUP), a University of Oxford publishing house. The dictionary, which published its first editio ...

, s.v. ''nawabi''

References

Durrani Pashtun tribes Royal titles Nawabs of India {{Afghanistan-stub